Birds of Penkridge
What has actually been seen around Penkridge: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,704 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 82 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Penkridge
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Penkridge (Staffordshire) since 2010, across 5,704 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Penkridge is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit 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 January and are lowest in September — about 8.6 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.
Acton Trussell, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (139 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Penkridge than there include Eurasian Coot, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe and Graylag Goose.
Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 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 Penkridge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 253 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 239 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 222 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 216 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 198 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 197 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 187 |
| 8 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 178 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 160 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 149 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 149 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 147 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 141 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 141 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 132 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 129 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 129 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 111 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 98 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 94 |
Records by month
What to put out in Penkridge
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 Penkridge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Penkridge are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin, based on 5,704 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Penkridge?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Penkridge?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. 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.