Birds of Coalville
What has actually been seen around Coalville: 181 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 181 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 36,052 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 161 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Coalville
181 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Coalville (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 36,052 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Coalville is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 July — about 4.1 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.
Ibstock, 5 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (167 against 181). Birds logged far more often around Coalville than there include Nuthatch and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Coalville
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,767 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,027 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 988 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 966 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 933 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 932 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 930 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 864 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 779 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 726 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 687 |
| 12 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 683 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 661 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 636 |
| 15 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 579 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 577 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 575 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 568 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 562 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 561 |
Records by month
What to put out in Coalville
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 Coalville?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Coalville are Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Great Tit, based on 36,052 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Coalville?
181 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Coalville?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.