Birds of Shere
What has actually been seen around Shere: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,762 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Shere
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Shere (Surrey) since 2010, across 31,762 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Shere 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. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 March and are lowest in August — 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.
Peaslake, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (105 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Shere than there include Eurasian Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Common Redpoll and Black-headed Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Shere
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,180 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,164 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,142 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,112 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 1,074 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,022 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 940 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 871 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 863 |
| 10 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 812 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 799 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 799 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 754 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 719 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 713 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 642 |
| 17 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 629 |
| 18 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 604 |
| 19 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 592 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 574 |
Records by month
What to put out in Shere
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 Shere?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Shere are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Great Tit, based on 31,762 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Shere?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Shere?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. 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.