Birds of Wilmcote
What has actually been seen around Wilmcote: 100 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 100 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,298 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Wilmcote
100 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wilmcote (Warwickshire) since 2010, across 4,298 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Wilmcote is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 February and are lowest in October — about 4.5 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.
Bearley, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (103 against 100).
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wilmcote
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 290 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 225 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 208 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 199 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 193 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 181 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 177 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 155 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 119 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 118 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 116 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 96 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 96 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 87 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 83 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 75 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 74 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 73 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 67 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 64 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wilmcote
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 Wilmcote?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wilmcote are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 4,298 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wilmcote?
100 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wilmcote?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in October. 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.