Birds of Painswick
What has actually been seen around Painswick: 138 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 138 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,084 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 148 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Painswick
138 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Painswick (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 8,084 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow.
Painswick is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 December — 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.
Stroud, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (140 against 138). Birds logged far more often around Painswick than there include Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Painswick
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 402 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 389 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 372 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 354 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 332 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 314 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 309 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 261 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 257 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 236 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 221 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 213 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 192 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 185 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 172 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 161 |
| 17 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 146 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 140 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 140 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 132 |
Records by month
What to put out in Painswick
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 Painswick?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Painswick are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 8,084 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Painswick?
138 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Painswick?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.