Staffordshire · 53.02°N

Birds of Kingsley

What has actually been seen around Kingsley: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 123 within 5 km
Observation records: 4,389 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Wren
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 191 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Kingsley

123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kingsley (Staffordshire) since 2010, across 4,389 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Wren, Robin and Blackbird.

Kingsley is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Wren, Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 February — about 29.4 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.

Ipstones, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (121 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Kingsley than there include Great Egret, White-throated Dipper and Cattle Egret.

Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Kingsley

#	Bird	Records
1	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	296
2	RobinErithacus rubecula	252
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	230
4	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	218
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	199
6	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	184
7	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	158
8	Great TitParus major	155
9	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	137
10	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	125
11	NuthatchSitta europaea	123
12	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	123
13	BlackcapSylvia atricapilla	118
14	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	116
15	Great EgretArdea alba	103
16	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	80
17	GoldcrestRegulus regulus	79
18	JackdawColoeus monedula	78
19	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	77
20	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	71

Records by month

What to put out in Kingsley

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Wren
Mealworms · Suet pellets
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Song Thrush
Mealworms · Soaked sultanas · Fruit

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 Kingsley?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kingsley are Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit, based on 4,389 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Kingsley?

123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Kingsley?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.

Sources

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.