Birds of Warlingham
What has actually been seen around Warlingham: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,500 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 186 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Warlingham
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Warlingham (Surrey) since 2010, across 8,500 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Warlingham is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 June and are lowest in September — about 5.7 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, 3 km to the south-east, has more species on record (111 against 102). Birds logged far more often around Warlingham than there include Tawny Owl.
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 Warlingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 512 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 506 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 451 |
| 4 | SwiftApus apus | 443 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 420 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 366 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 355 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 330 |
| 9 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 274 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 240 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 232 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 221 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 203 |
| 14 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 196 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 192 |
| 16 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 186 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 179 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 167 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 141 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 138 |
Records by month
What to put out in Warlingham
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 Warlingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Warlingham are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 8,500 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Warlingham?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Warlingham?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. 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.