Birds of Bayston Hill
What has actually been seen around Bayston Hill: 161 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 161 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 26,148 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Bayston Hill
161 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bayston Hill (Shropshire) since 2010, across 26,148 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Bayston Hill is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Tawny Owl. 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 2.8 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.
Condover, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (152 against 161). Birds logged far more often around Bayston Hill than there include Rock Pigeon and Nuthatch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bayston Hill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 999 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 886 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 879 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 839 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 824 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 764 |
| 7 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 689 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 639 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 613 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 593 |
| 11 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 591 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 588 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 565 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 547 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 546 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 515 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 506 |
| 18 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 492 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 490 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 482 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bayston Hill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Shropshire
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 Bayston Hill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bayston Hill are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 26,148 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bayston Hill?
161 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bayston Hill?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.