Birds of Solihull
What has actually been seen around Solihull: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 22,470 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 132 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Solihull
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Solihull (Solihull) since 2010, across 22,470 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Solihull is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 December — about 4.1 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.
Knowle, 5 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (146 against 149). Birds logged far more often around Solihull than there include European Herring Gull and Starling.
Daylight runs from 16 h 49 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 Solihull
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,724 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,458 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,333 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,250 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,103 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,083 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 794 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 781 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 776 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 764 |
| 11 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 663 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 614 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 551 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 493 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 490 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 402 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 389 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 377 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 377 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 370 |
Records by month
What to put out in Solihull
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Solihull?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Solihull are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 22,470 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Solihull?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Solihull?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. 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.