Birds of Stroud
What has actually been seen around Stroud: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,336 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stroud
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stroud (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 14,336 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Stroud is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 11.6 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.
Painswick, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (138 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Stroud than there include Mute Swan, White-throated Dipper, Mandarin Duck and Common Kingfisher.
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 Stroud
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 749 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 649 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 627 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 584 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 581 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 571 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 538 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 514 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 475 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 382 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 362 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 338 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 296 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 296 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 287 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 280 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 258 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 253 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 229 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 224 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stroud
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 Stroud?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stroud are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 14,336 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stroud?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stroud?
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.