Herefordshire · 52.26°N

Birds of Luston

What has actually been seen around Luston: 97 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 97 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,890 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 83 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Luston

97 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Luston (Herefordshire) since 2010, across 1,890 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Swift and Blackbird.

Luston 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, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 June and are lowest in November — about 19.9 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.

Orleton, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (93 against 97). Birds logged far more often around Luston than there include Starling.

Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Luston

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	86
2	SwiftApus apus	85
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	83
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	79
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	76
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	75
7	Great TitParus major	61
8	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	57
9	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	54
10	House MartinDelichon urbicum	53
11	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	45
12	JackdawColoeus monedula	45
13	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	44
14	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	43
15	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	42
16	DunnockPrunella modularis	41
17	Red KiteMilvus milvus	38
18	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	33
19	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	32
20	BlackcapSylvia atricapilla	31

Records by month

What to put out in Luston

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet

Seasonal bird notes for Herefordshire

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 Luston?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Luston are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and House Sparrow, based on 1,890 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Luston?

97 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Luston?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48.

Sources

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.