Birds of Stanford-le-Hope
What has actually been seen around Stanford-le-Hope: 202 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 202 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 40,665 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Stanford-le-Hope
202 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stanford-le-Hope (Thurrock) since 2010, across 40,665 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Robin and Great Tit.
Stanford-le-Hope is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard 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 January and are lowest in September — about 2.0 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.
Orsett, 5 km to the west, has fewer species on record (187 against 202). Birds logged far more often around Stanford-le-Hope than there include Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stanford-le-Hope
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,133 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,112 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 1,756 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,752 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,497 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,490 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 1,437 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,297 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,038 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,010 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 961 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 925 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 857 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 809 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 780 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 764 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 759 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 738 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 690 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 685 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stanford-le-Hope
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Thurrock
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 Stanford-le-Hope?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stanford-le-Hope are Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit, Woodpigeon and Wren, based on 40,665 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stanford-le-Hope?
202 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stanford-le-Hope?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.