Birds of Stoke Hammond
What has actually been seen around Stoke Hammond: 135 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 135 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 29,615 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 87 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stoke Hammond
135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stoke Hammond (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 29,615 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Stoke Hammond is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 November — about 3.5 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.
Bletchley, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (166 against 135). Birds logged far more often around Stoke Hammond than there include Nuthatch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stoke Hammond
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 3,297 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,521 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,366 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,195 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,012 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,007 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 995 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 976 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 910 |
| 10 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 874 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 771 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 767 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 746 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 641 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 635 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 588 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 585 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 549 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 524 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 502 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stoke Hammond
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Buckinghamshire
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 Stoke Hammond?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stoke Hammond are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 29,615 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stoke Hammond?
135 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stoke Hammond?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.