Solihull · 52.48°N

Birds of Chelmsley Wood

What has actually been seen around Chelmsley Wood: 144 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 144 within 5 km
Observation records: 12,222 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 93 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Chelmsley Wood

144 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chelmsley Wood (Solihull) since 2010, across 12,222 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.

Chelmsley Wood is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird 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 May and are lowest in November — about 3.9 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.

Water Orton, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (180 against 144). Birds logged far more often around Chelmsley Wood than there include House Sparrow, Rose-ringed Parakeet and Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Chelmsley Wood

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	714
2	MagpiePica pica	595
3	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	581
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	531
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	519
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	496
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	352
8	DunnockPrunella modularis	347
9	Great TitParus major	328
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	308
11	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	272
12	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	265
13	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	247
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	246
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	241
16	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	238
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	220
18	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	217
19	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	200
20	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	199

Records by month

What to put out in Chelmsley Wood

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

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

Seasonal bird notes for Solihull

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 Chelmsley Wood?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chelmsley Wood are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin, based on 12,222 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Chelmsley Wood?

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

When is the best month for birds in Chelmsley Wood?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.

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.