Birds of Audley
What has actually been seen around Audley: 143 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 143 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 45,658 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 143 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Audley
143 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Audley (Staffordshire) since 2010, across 45,658 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Mallard and Magpie.
Audley is a garden-bird place: 69% 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.
11 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 March and are lowest in October — about 3.7 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.
Betley, 5 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (141 against 143). Birds logged far more often around Audley than there include Common Linnet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Audley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,834 |
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,643 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,567 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,523 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,513 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,437 |
| 7 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,412 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,316 |
| 9 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 1,231 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,195 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,165 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,142 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 1,135 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,125 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,092 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,025 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 987 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 948 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 850 |
| 20 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 840 |
Records by month
What to put out in Audley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Staffordshire
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 Audley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Audley are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin, based on 45,658 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Audley?
143 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Audley?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.