Birds of Oxted
What has actually been seen around Oxted: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,852 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 108 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Oxted
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Oxted (Surrey) since 2010, across 10,852 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Oxted is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 January and are lowest in August — about 5.4 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.
Woldingham, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (111 against 115).
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Oxted
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 521 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 494 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 487 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 468 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 435 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 428 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 427 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 395 |
| 9 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 370 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 364 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 356 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 299 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 271 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 248 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 233 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 219 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 213 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 212 |
| 19 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 211 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 208 |
Records by month
What to put out in Oxted
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 Oxted?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Oxted are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 10,852 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Oxted?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Oxted?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.