Birds of Slinfold
What has actually been seen around Slinfold: 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
- 23,402 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Slinfold
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Slinfold (West Sussex) since 2010, across 23,402 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Jackdaw.
Slinfold is a garden-bird place: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 August — about 2.3 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.
Rudgwick, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (88 against 124). Birds logged far more often around Slinfold than there include European Herring Gull, House Martin and Rock Pigeon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 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 Slinfold
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,387 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,280 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,272 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,261 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,242 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,176 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 934 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 913 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 833 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 825 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 809 |
| 12 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 690 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 677 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 613 |
| 15 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 579 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 573 |
| 17 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 493 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 491 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 449 |
| 20 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 424 |
Records by month
What to put out in Slinfold
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 Slinfold?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Slinfold are Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 23,402 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Slinfold?
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 Slinfold?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. 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.