Birds of Stoke Gifford
What has actually been seen around Stoke Gifford: 168 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 168 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 124,307 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 65 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stoke Gifford
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stoke Gifford (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 124,307 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Stoke Gifford 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, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Peregrine Falcon, Common Buzzard 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 April and are lowest in July — about 3.0 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 south-east, has a similar number of species on record (172 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Stoke Gifford than there include Peregrine Falcon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 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 Stoke Gifford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,580 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 5,351 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 5,084 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 5,084 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 5,054 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 4,746 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 4,086 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 3,770 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,547 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 3,442 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 3,361 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 3,162 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,088 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,971 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,789 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 2,536 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,503 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,494 |
| 19 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 2,313 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 2,258 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stoke Gifford
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 Stoke Gifford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stoke Gifford are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 124,307 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stoke Gifford?
168 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stoke Gifford?
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.