Birds of Wigston Magna
What has actually been seen around Wigston Magna: 152 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 152 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 40,819 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Wigston Magna
152 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wigston Magna (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 40,819 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Wigston Magna is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 March and are lowest in October — about 3.1 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.
Great Glen, 4 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (152 against 152). Birds logged far more often around Wigston Magna than there include Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 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 Wigston Magna
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,016 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,694 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,672 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,555 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,483 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,279 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,233 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,221 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 1,179 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,110 |
| 11 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 948 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 827 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 783 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 782 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 778 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 776 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 770 |
| 18 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 764 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 758 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 757 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wigston Magna
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 Wigston Magna?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wigston Magna are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 40,819 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wigston Magna?
152 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wigston Magna?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in October. 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.