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Birds of Tadworth

What has actually been seen around Tadworth: 151 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
151 within 5 km
Observation records
71,045 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Woodpigeon
Busiest month
April
Elevation
171 m
Daylight, June / December
16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Tadworth

151 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tadworth (Surrey) since 2010, across 71,045 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch and Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Tadworth is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Little Owl. 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 April and are lowest in July — about 2.1 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.

Headley, 3 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (132 against 151). Birds logged far more often around Tadworth than there include Common Linnet, Yellowhammer, Eurasian Skylark and Common Whitethroat.

Daylight runs from 16 h 36 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 Tadworth

#BirdRecords
1WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2,326
2GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2,140
3Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2,072
4Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2,064
5MagpiePica pica2,032
6RobinErithacus rubecula1,984
7Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis1,959
8Carrion CrowCorvus corone1,952
9Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri1,923
10Great TitParus major1,819
11Common BuzzardButeo buteo1,768
12NuthatchSitta europaea1,682
13Common LinnetLinaria cannabina1,626
14YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella1,623
15BlackbirdTurdus merula1,597
16Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis1,593
17Stock DoveColumba oenas1,565
18Song ThrushTurdus philomelos1,494
19Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus1,423
20DunnockPrunella modularis1,387

Records by month

What to put out in Tadworth

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 Tadworth?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tadworth are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 71,045 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Tadworth?

151 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Tadworth?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.