Birds of Oxshott
What has actually been seen around Oxshott: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 65,563 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 64 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Oxshott
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Oxshott (Surrey) since 2010, across 65,563 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Oxshott is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 July — about 1.8 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.
Cobham, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (140 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Oxshott than there include Collared Dove.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Oxshott
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,442 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 4,332 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,280 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 3,991 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 3,505 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,104 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 3,073 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,581 |
| 9 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 2,455 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,086 |
| 11 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,932 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,850 |
| 13 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 1,331 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,294 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 1,289 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,191 |
| 17 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 1,095 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,093 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,084 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,018 |
Records by month
What to put out in Oxshott
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 Oxshott?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Oxshott are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie and Great Tit, based on 65,563 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Oxshott?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Oxshott?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. 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.