Warwickshire · 52.17°N

Birds of Fenny Compton

What has actually been seen around Fenny Compton: 100 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 100 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,412 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: December
Elevation: 117 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Fenny Compton

100 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Fenny Compton (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 3,412 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.

Fenny Compton is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 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 December and are lowest in October — about 2.9 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.

Claydon, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (116 against 100).

Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Fenny Compton

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	234
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	161
3	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	144
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	133
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	128
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	127
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	123
8	MagpiePica pica	104
9	House SparrowPasser domesticus	100
10	Great TitParus major	94
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	93
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	91
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	90
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	86
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	73
16	Red KiteMilvus milvus	72
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	70
18	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	63
19	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	56
20	Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis	52

Records by month

What to put out in Fenny Compton

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Fenny Compton?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Fenny Compton are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin, based on 3,412 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Fenny Compton?

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

When is the best month for birds in Fenny Compton?

Observation records peak in December and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.

Sources

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.