Birds of Atherstone
What has actually been seen around Atherstone: 117 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 117 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,014 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- November
- Elevation
- 89 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Atherstone
117 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Atherstone (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 5,014 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Atherstone is a garden-bird place: 81% 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 Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Hobby 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 November and are lowest in August — about 2.8 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.
Hartshill, 3 km to the south-east, has more species on record (134 against 117). Birds logged far more often around Atherstone than there include Eurasian Hobby and Peregrine Falcon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Atherstone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 331 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 300 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 297 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 286 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 275 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 264 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 198 |
| 8 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 183 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 170 |
| 10 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 155 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 143 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 142 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 140 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 138 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 129 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 114 |
| 17 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 114 |
| 18 | Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus | 102 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 101 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 85 |
Records by month
What to put out in Atherstone
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 Atherstone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Atherstone are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie, based on 5,014 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Atherstone?
117 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Atherstone?
Observation records peak in November and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.