Birds of Blockley
What has actually been seen around Blockley: 100 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 100 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,102 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 156 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Blockley
100 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Blockley (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 4,102 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blackbird.
Blockley is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird 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 June and are lowest in January — about 12.6 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.
Chipping Campden, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (102 against 100).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Blockley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 288 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 246 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 218 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 204 |
| 5 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 164 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 160 |
| 7 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 148 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 141 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 136 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 124 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 113 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 109 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 108 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 105 |
| 15 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 97 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 94 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 84 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 79 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 79 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 72 |
Records by month
What to put out in Blockley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Gloucestershire
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 Blockley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Blockley are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 4,102 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Blockley?
100 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Blockley?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. 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.