Birds of Elstead
What has actually been seen around Elstead: 175 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 175 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 126,953 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 51 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Elstead
175 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Elstead (Surrey) since 2010, across 126,953 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Elstead is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 3.4 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Puttenham, 5 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (153 against 175). Birds logged far more often around Elstead than there include Woodlark and Common Redstart.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Elstead
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 4,432 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,395 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,222 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,970 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,759 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 3,611 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 3,591 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,565 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 3,065 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,999 |
| 11 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 2,897 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,710 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,669 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 2,525 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 2,470 |
| 16 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 2,319 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,291 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 2,279 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 2,229 |
| 20 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 2,079 |
Records by month
What to put out in Elstead
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Surrey
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Elstead?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Elstead are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 126,953 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Elstead?
175 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Elstead?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.