Walsall · 52.63°N

Birds of Brownhills

What has actually been seen around Brownhills: 153 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 153 within 5 km
Observation records: 15,004 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 143 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Brownhills

153 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brownhills (Walsall) since 2010, across 15,004 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Eurasian Coot.

Water shapes this list. 45% of records near Brownhills are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Eurasian Coot, Mallard and Black-headed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.

Records peak in January and are lowest in September — about 7.8 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.

Aldridge, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (133 against 153). Birds logged far more often around Brownhills than there include Common Goldeneye, European Shag and Common Loon.

Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Brownhills

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	603
2	MagpiePica pica	595
3	Eurasian CootFulica atra	553
4	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	547
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	518
6	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	491
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	479
8	BlackbirdTurdus merula	478
9	Mute SwanCygnus olor	449
10	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	441
11	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	402
12	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	385
13	Tufted DuckAythya fuligula	384
14	Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus	380
15	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	378
16	House SparrowPasser domesticus	305
17	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	285
18	Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	271
19	Great TitParus major	271
20	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	260

Records by month

What to put out in Brownhills

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

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

Seasonal bird notes for Walsall

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 Brownhills?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brownhills are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 15,004 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Brownhills?

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

When is the best month for birds in Brownhills?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.

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.