Birds of Wickham
What has actually been seen around Wickham: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,593 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 149 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Wickham
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wickham (West Berkshire) since 2010, across 8,593 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite and Robin.
Wickham is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 7.3 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.
Great Shefford, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (88 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Wickham than there include Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler and Cetti's Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wickham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 645 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 349 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 255 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 247 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 241 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 234 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 234 |
| 8 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 224 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 221 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 217 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 202 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 194 |
| 13 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 193 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 176 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 173 |
| 16 | Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa | 160 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 159 |
| 18 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 156 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 148 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 146 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wickham
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 Wickham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wickham are Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Wren, based on 8,593 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wickham?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wickham?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48.
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.