Skip to content
birdfact
Identify
Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Buckinghamshire

Our list for Buckinghamshire has 163 bird species recorded regularly there: 82 residents, 24 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors

The list comes from 390,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
163
In October
105
Common
71
Busiest month
Apr

What's special about Buckinghamshire

vs England

The birds recorded far more often here than across England, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Buckinghamshire is worth visiting for.

  1. Red KiteRed Kite5.1×Resident · 2.9% of records here, 0.57% across England
  2. European Green WoodpeckerEuropean Green Woodpecker1.9×Resident · 1.0% of records here, 0.54% across England
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin1.8×Resident · 5.0% of records here, 2.8% across England
  4. MagpieMagpie1.7×Resident · 4.4% of records here, 2.6% across England
  5. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon1.6×Resident · 5.6% of records here, 3.4% across England
  6. Blue TitBlue Tit1.6×Resident · 4.1% of records here, 2.6% across England
  7. JackdawJackdaw1.5×Resident · 3.1% of records here, 2.1% across England

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin5.66%
  2. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon5.45%
  3. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow4.74%
  4. MagpieMagpie4.68%
  5. JackdawJackdaw3.91%
  6. Blue TitBlue Tit3.91%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 1.44%
  2. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.33%
  3. BramblingBramblingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.28%
  4. Common RedpollCommon RedpollWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.18%
  5. Golden PloverGolden PloverPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.08%
  6. Red CrossbillRed CrossbillResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%

Share of all bird records in Buckinghamshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Buckinghamshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Buckinghamshire

Records by month
Bird records in Buckinghamshire by month, 2019–2024
January39,794
February30,973
March42,962
April51,599
May43,151
June29,167
July22,729
August23,426
September21,933
October26,591
November28,617
December28,670

April has the most records (52,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 27
All 27 families in Buckinghamshire

How common

More of England

All of England

All 163 birds, A to Z

Show all 163 birds

Questions

4

What birds is Buckinghamshire known for?

Compared with the rest of England, Buckinghamshire stands out for Red Kite, European Green Woodpecker, European Robin and Magpie. Each is recorded at least 1.6 times as often here as across England, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Buckinghamshire?

163 species, each recorded regularly in Buckinghamshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 82 residents, 24 summer visitors, 23 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Buckinghamshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Buckinghamshire in October?

105 species on our list for Buckinghamshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Jackdaw.

What are the most common birds in Buckinghamshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Buckinghamshire are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blackbird, Magpie and Blue Tit.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

Download citations (7)