Birds of Southam
What has actually been seen around Southam: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,371 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 87 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Southam
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Southam (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 10,371 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Southam is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird 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, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 February — about 3.9 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.
Long Itchington, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (98 against 133). Birds logged far more often around Southam than there include Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck and Graylag Goose.
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 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 Southam
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 867 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 533 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 406 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 392 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 352 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 348 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 315 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 310 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 268 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 250 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 247 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 235 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 228 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 212 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 190 |
| 16 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 183 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 177 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 171 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 169 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 157 |
Records by month
What to put out in Southam
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 Southam?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Southam are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 10,371 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Southam?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Southam?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. 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.