Walsall · 52.59°N

Birds of Willenhall

What has actually been seen around Willenhall: 106 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 106 within 5 km
Observation records: 5,969 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 136 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Willenhall

106 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Willenhall (Walsall) since 2010, across 5,969 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.

Willenhall is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Peregrine Falcon. 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 3.5 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.

Wolverhampton, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (133 against 106).

Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Willenhall

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	442
2	MagpiePica pica	336
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	285
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	268
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	268
6	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	252
7	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	236
8	Eurasian CootFulica atra	226
9	House SparrowPasser domesticus	210
10	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	199
11	Rock PigeonColumba livia	195
12	Great TitParus major	183
13	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	182
14	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	181
15	SwiftApus apus	173
16	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	168
17	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	147
18	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	127
19	DunnockPrunella modularis	120
20	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	109

Records by month

What to put out in Willenhall

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

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

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 Willenhall?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Willenhall are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 5,969 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Willenhall?

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

When is the best month for birds in Willenhall?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.

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.