Birds of Stoke Holy Cross
What has actually been seen around Stoke Holy Cross: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 150 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 20,222 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Stoke Holy Cross
150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stoke Holy Cross (Norfolk) since 2010, across 20,222 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Stoke Holy Cross is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird 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 March and are lowest in October — about 4.4 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.
Poringland, 4 km to the east, has fewer species on record (129 against 150). Birds logged far more often around Stoke Holy Cross than there include Rose-ringed Parakeet and Great Black-backed Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stoke Holy Cross
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,155 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,087 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 940 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 923 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 896 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 743 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 651 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 611 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 598 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 594 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 583 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 566 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 542 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 473 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 470 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 420 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 409 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 391 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 386 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 385 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stoke Holy Cross
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Norfolk
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 Stoke Holy Cross?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stoke Holy Cross are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie, based on 20,222 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stoke Holy Cross?
150 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stoke Holy Cross?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.