Birds of Anstey
What has actually been seen around Anstey: 216 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 216 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 107,602 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Anstey
216 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Anstey (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 107,602 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Mallard.
Anstey is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird 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 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 April and are lowest in December — about 2.2 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.
Glenfield, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (192 against 216). Birds logged far more often around Anstey than there include Great Crested Grebe, Yellowhammer, Mandarin Duck and Eurasian Wigeon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Anstey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 3,420 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 3,002 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,906 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,811 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,701 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,656 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 2,367 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,297 |
| 9 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 2,160 |
| 10 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 2,113 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,045 |
| 12 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 1,996 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,994 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 1,961 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 1,939 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,891 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 1,866 |
| 18 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 1,865 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,850 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 1,831 |
Records by month
What to put out in Anstey
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Leicestershire
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 Anstey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Anstey are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 107,602 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Anstey?
216 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Anstey?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.