Birds of Great Witley
What has actually been seen around Great Witley: 87 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 87 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 628 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 129 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Witley
87 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Witley (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 628 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon.
Great Witley is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 October — about 24.3 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.
Clifton upon Teme, 6 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (81 against 87).
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Witley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 34 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 33 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 26 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 23 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 22 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 21 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 21 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 18 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 17 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 17 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 16 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 16 |
| 13 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 15 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 15 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 14 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 14 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 14 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 13 |
| 19 | MagpiePica pica | 12 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 12 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Witley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Worcestershire
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 Great Witley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Witley are Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird, based on 628 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Witley?
87 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Witley?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.