Birds of Great Bookham
What has actually been seen around Great Bookham: 134 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 134 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 41,342 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Great Bookham
134 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Bookham (Surrey) since 2010, across 41,342 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie.
Great Bookham is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 2.0 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.
Leatherhead, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (137 against 134).
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Bookham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,835 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,774 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 2,719 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,663 |
| 5 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,255 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 2,234 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,151 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,749 |
| 9 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,705 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,485 |
| 11 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 1,338 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,243 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 894 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 862 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 809 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 738 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 648 |
| 18 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 630 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 530 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 502 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Bookham
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 Great Bookham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Bookham are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin and Goldfinch, based on 41,342 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Bookham?
134 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Bookham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.