Birds of Bradfield
What has actually been seen around Bradfield: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,811 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Bradfield
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bradfield (West Berkshire) since 2010, across 10,811 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
Bradfield 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. Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 6.0 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.
Upper Basildon, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (120 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Bradfield than there include Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon and Common Nightingale.
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bradfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 856 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 813 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 738 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 655 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 608 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 543 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 507 |
| 8 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 505 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 442 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 315 |
| 11 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 269 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 238 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 203 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 201 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 161 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 152 |
| 17 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 147 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 144 |
| 19 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 139 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 136 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bradfield
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for West Berkshire
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 Bradfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bradfield are Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Great Tit, based on 10,811 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bradfield?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bradfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.