Birds of Stone
What has actually been seen around Stone: 134 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 134 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,517 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- September
- Elevation
- 111 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stone
134 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stone (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 9,517 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Magpie.
Stone is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 September and are lowest in December — about 4.1 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.
Aylesbury, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (140 against 134).
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 943 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 911 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 804 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 610 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 450 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 372 |
| 7 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 278 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 242 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 233 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 225 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 210 |
| 12 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 209 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 192 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 169 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 154 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 147 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 131 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 127 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 121 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 118 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stone
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 Stone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stone are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Starling, based on 9,517 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stone?
134 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stone?
Observation records peak in September and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.