Birds of Kingswood
What has actually been seen around Kingswood: 176 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 176 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 129,904 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Kingswood
176 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kingswood (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 129,904 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Kingswood is a garden-bird place: 74% 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.
11 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 April and are lowest in July — about 3.3 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.
Mangotsfield, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (172 against 176).
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kingswood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,955 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 5,425 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 5,356 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 5,168 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 5,143 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 4,987 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 4,210 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 3,998 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 3,672 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,396 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,336 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,821 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 2,810 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,750 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,749 |
| 16 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 2,697 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 2,677 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 2,614 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,603 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 2,520 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kingswood
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for South Gloucestershire
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 Kingswood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kingswood are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 129,904 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kingswood?
176 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kingswood?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.