Birds of Woolaston
What has actually been seen around Woolaston: 163 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 163 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,825 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Woolaston
163 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Woolaston (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 6,825 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Woolaston is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in October and are lowest in December — about 3.4 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.
Lydney, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (176 against 163). Birds logged far more often around Woolaston than there include Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Skylark, Common Shelduck and Dunlin.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Woolaston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 316 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 313 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 284 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 254 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 227 |
| 6 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 185 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 181 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 177 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 171 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 168 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 160 |
| 12 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 150 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 149 |
| 14 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 147 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 141 |
| 16 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 133 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 127 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 127 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 120 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 120 |
Records by month
What to put out in Woolaston
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 Woolaston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Woolaston are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 6,825 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Woolaston?
163 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Woolaston?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.
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.