Birds of Lichfield
What has actually been seen around Lichfield: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 118 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,400 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 87 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Lichfield
118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lichfield (Staffordshire) since 2010, across 4,400 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Lichfield 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, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 May and are lowest in September — about 10.6 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.
Whittington, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (146 against 118).
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lichfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 467 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 306 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 244 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 218 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 215 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 196 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 159 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 150 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 142 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 129 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 115 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 102 |
| 13 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 99 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 96 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 95 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 85 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 82 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 80 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 73 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 72 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lichfield
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 Lichfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lichfield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 4,400 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lichfield?
118 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lichfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.