Birds of Billingshurst
What has actually been seen around Billingshurst: 124 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 124 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,345 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 29 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Billingshurst
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Billingshurst (West Sussex) since 2010, across 6,345 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Billingshurst is a garden-bird place: 84% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit 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 October and are lowest in June — about 5.5 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.
Wisborough Green, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (105 against 124). Birds logged far more often around Billingshurst than there include Great Cormorant.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Billingshurst
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 338 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 297 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 290 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 270 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 267 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 224 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 223 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 220 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 220 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 210 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 180 |
| 12 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 178 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 164 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 145 |
| 15 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 144 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 136 |
| 17 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 132 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 129 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 121 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 121 |
Records by month
What to put out in Billingshurst
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for West Sussex
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 Billingshurst?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Billingshurst are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 6,345 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Billingshurst?
124 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Billingshurst?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in June. 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.