Birds of Kenilworth
What has actually been seen around Kenilworth: 142 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 142 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 35,070 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Kenilworth
142 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kenilworth (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 35,070 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Kenilworth is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 July — 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.
Leek Wootton, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (142 against 142). Birds logged far more often around Kenilworth than there include Tufted Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kenilworth
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,520 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,429 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,382 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,304 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,174 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,119 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,070 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 978 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 949 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 944 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 928 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 907 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 811 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 765 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 729 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 703 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 687 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 639 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 596 |
| 20 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 593 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kenilworth
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 Kenilworth?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kenilworth are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 35,070 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kenilworth?
142 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kenilworth?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.