Birds of Market Drayton
What has actually been seen around Market Drayton: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 116 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,501 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Market Drayton
116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Market Drayton (Shropshire) since 2010, across 6,501 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Market Drayton is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 4.5 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.
Cheswardine, 7 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (100 against 116). Birds logged far more often around Market Drayton than there include Starling, Black-headed Gull, Redwing and Fieldfare.
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Market Drayton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 208 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 195 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 189 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 188 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 186 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 174 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 169 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 167 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 162 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 162 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 161 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 161 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 160 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 158 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 156 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 155 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 149 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 144 |
| 20 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 136 |
Records by month
What to put out in Market Drayton
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 Market Drayton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Market Drayton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 6,501 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Market Drayton?
116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Market Drayton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.