Birds of Featherstone
What has actually been seen around Featherstone: 120 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 120 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,821 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 129 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Featherstone
120 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Featherstone (Staffordshire) since 2010, across 6,821 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Featherstone is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Robin 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 March and are lowest in November — about 6.4 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.
Coven, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (143 against 120). Birds logged far more often around Featherstone than there include Collared Dove.
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Featherstone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 445 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 394 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 358 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 355 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 247 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 246 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 238 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 200 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 194 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 187 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 182 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 161 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 158 |
| 14 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 152 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 143 |
| 16 | SwiftApus apus | 134 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 133 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 130 |
| 19 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 125 |
| 20 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 124 |
Records by month
What to put out in Featherstone
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 Featherstone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Featherstone are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin and Starling, based on 6,821 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Featherstone?
120 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Featherstone?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in November. 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.