Shropshire · 52.90°N

Birds of Gobowen

What has actually been seen around Gobowen: 106 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 106 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,052 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Swift
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 110 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Gobowen

106 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Gobowen (Shropshire) since 2010, across 3,052 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw.

Gobowen 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, Jackdaw, Blackbird and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 June and are lowest in November — about 18.1 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.

Whittington, 3 km to the south-east, has more species on record (119 against 106).

Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Gobowen

#	Bird	Records
1	SwiftApus apus	254
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	215
3	JackdawColoeus monedula	171
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	143
5	House SparrowPasser domesticus	128
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	125
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	106
8	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	100
9	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	97
10	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	91
11	MagpiePica pica	87
12	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	74
13	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	74
14	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	68
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	61
16	Great TitParus major	58
17	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	56
18	DunnockPrunella modularis	56
19	RookCorvus frugilegus	54
20	House MartinDelichon urbicum	54

Records by month

What to put out in Gobowen

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

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 Gobowen?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Gobowen are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, House Sparrow and Robin, based on 3,052 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Gobowen?

106 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Gobowen?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.

Sources

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.