Birds of Pirbright
What has actually been seen around Pirbright: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 29,414 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 44 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Pirbright
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pirbright (Surrey) since 2010, across 29,414 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Pirbright is a garden-bird place: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 May and are lowest in September — about 2.4 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.
Knaphill, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (121 against 127). Birds logged far more often around Pirbright than there include Common Linnet and European Nightjar.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Pirbright
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,622 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,604 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,576 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,525 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 1,511 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,510 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,506 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,375 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,183 |
| 10 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 1,093 |
| 11 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 799 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 767 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 691 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 655 |
| 15 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 625 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 610 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 600 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 588 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 576 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 534 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pirbright
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 Pirbright?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pirbright are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie and Great Tit, based on 29,414 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pirbright?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pirbright?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.