Birds of Stonehouse
What has actually been seen around Stonehouse: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,072 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stonehouse
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stonehouse (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 9,072 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Stonehouse is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 January and are lowest in September — about 7.1 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.
Stroud, 6 km to the east, has fewer species on record (140 against 157).
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 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 Stonehouse
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 525 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 421 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 392 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 388 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 381 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 369 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 310 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 276 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 266 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 266 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 241 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 192 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 189 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 177 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 175 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 166 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 154 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 152 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 151 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 137 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stonehouse
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 Stonehouse?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stonehouse are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Magpie, based on 9,072 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stonehouse?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stonehouse?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. 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.