Birds of Stone
What has actually been seen around Stone: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,181 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Stone
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stone (Kent) since 2010, across 2,181 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Stone is a garden-bird place: 64% 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 Rook make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.
Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 8.4 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.
Wittersham, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (104 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Stone than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 197 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 71 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 58 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 58 |
| 5 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 56 |
| 6 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 55 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 53 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 50 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 50 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 50 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 47 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 47 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 46 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 45 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 45 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 41 |
| 17 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 41 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 41 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 39 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 39 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stone
Seasonal bird notes for Kent
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 Stone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stone are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Rook and Robin, based on 2,181 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stone?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stone?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.