Birds of Ettington
What has actually been seen around Ettington: 89 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 89 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,174 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 77 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Ettington
89 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ettington (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 5,174 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Ettington is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 May and are lowest in January — about 22.4 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.
Newbold on Stour, 3 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (87 against 89).
Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ettington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 272 |
| 2 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 258 |
| 3 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 254 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 245 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 227 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 226 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 225 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 217 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 192 |
| 10 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 191 |
| 11 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 189 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 165 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 159 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 142 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 132 |
| 16 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 131 |
| 17 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 124 |
| 18 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 115 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 112 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 102 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ettington
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Warwickshire
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 Ettington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ettington are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Blackbird, based on 5,174 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ettington?
89 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ettington?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.