Birds of Alcester
What has actually been seen around Alcester: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 116 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,025 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Alcester
116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Alcester (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 6,025 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Alcester is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 May and are lowest in September — about 3.3 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.
Bidford-on-Avon, 5 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (112 against 116).
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Alcester
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 388 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 366 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 362 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 342 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 254 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 249 |
| 7 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 220 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 215 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 198 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 182 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 177 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 163 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 159 |
| 14 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 154 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 154 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 123 |
| 17 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 100 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 96 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 95 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 91 |
Records by month
What to put out in Alcester
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Warwickshire
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 Alcester?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Alcester are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Great Tit, based on 6,025 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Alcester?
116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Alcester?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.