West Sussex · 51.03°N

Birds of Kirdford

What has actually been seen around Kirdford: 93 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 93 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,421 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 27 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Kirdford

93 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kirdford (West Sussex) since 2010, across 1,421 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Pheasant and Blackbird.

Kirdford is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin 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, Tawny Owl 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 April and are lowest in December — about 25.9 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.

Wisborough Green, 3 km to the east, has more species on record (105 against 93). Birds logged far more often around Kirdford than there include Common Nightingale.

Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Kirdford

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	90
2	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	77
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	76
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	69
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	58
6	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	45
7	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	45
8	Great TitParus major	45
9	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	41
10	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	35
11	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	34
12	JayGarrulus glandarius	34
13	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	33
14	JackdawColoeus monedula	30
15	Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos	30
16	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	28
17	NuthatchSitta europaea	27
18	Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis	26
19	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	24
20	Marsh TitPoecile palustris	23

Records by month

What to put out in Kirdford

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Wren
Mealworms · Suet pellets
Song Thrush
Mealworms · Soaked sultanas · Fruit

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 Kirdford?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kirdford are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Wren, based on 1,421 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Kirdford?

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

When is the best month for birds in Kirdford?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.

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.