Birds of Kingswinford
What has actually been seen around Kingswinford: 161 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 161 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 30,899 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Kingswinford
161 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kingswinford (Dudley) since 2010, across 30,899 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Kingswinford is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Tawny Owl. 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 September — 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.
Brierley Hill, 4 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (159 against 161). Birds logged far more often around Kingswinford than there include Eurasian Skylark and Common Pheasant.
Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kingswinford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,029 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,522 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,441 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,401 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,319 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,132 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 1,038 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,022 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,015 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 869 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 834 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 758 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 741 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 652 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 626 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 564 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 564 |
| 18 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 557 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 554 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 535 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kingswinford
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Dudley
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 Kingswinford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kingswinford are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 30,899 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kingswinford?
161 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kingswinford?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.