Birds of Stoney Stanton
What has actually been seen around Stoney Stanton: 166 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 166 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 27,621 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 96 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Stoney Stanton
166 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stoney Stanton (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 27,621 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Buzzard and Robin.
Stoney Stanton is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 November — about 2.8 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.
Sharnford, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (179 against 166).
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stoney Stanton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 942 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 923 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 877 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 849 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 751 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 732 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 674 |
| 8 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 634 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 628 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 607 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 576 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 545 |
| 13 | RedwingTurdus iliacus | 526 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 521 |
| 15 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 505 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 502 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 484 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 481 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 469 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 462 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stoney Stanton
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 Stoney Stanton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stoney Stanton are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Goldfinch, based on 27,621 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stoney Stanton?
166 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stoney Stanton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.