Birds of Limpley Stoke
What has actually been seen around Limpley Stoke: 158 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 158 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 28,126 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Limpley Stoke
158 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Limpley Stoke (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 28,126 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Nuthatch and Magpie.
Limpley Stoke is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Nuthatch, Magpie and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 October — about 2.7 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.
Bradford on Avon, 4 km to the east, has fewer species on record (139 against 158). Birds logged far more often around Limpley Stoke than there include Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Common Raven and Tawny Owl.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Limpley Stoke
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,281 |
| 2 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 1,205 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,111 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,053 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 996 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 978 |
| 7 | SwiftApus apus | 973 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 951 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 903 |
| 10 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 872 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 797 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 735 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 712 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 674 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 644 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 631 |
| 17 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 627 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 542 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 539 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 537 |
Records by month
What to put out in Limpley Stoke
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Wiltshire
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 Limpley Stoke?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Limpley Stoke are Woodpigeon, Nuthatch, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 28,126 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Limpley Stoke?
158 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Limpley Stoke?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.