Birds of Astwood Bank
What has actually been seen around Astwood Bank: 101 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 101 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,056 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 145 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Astwood Bank
101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Astwood Bank (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 5,056 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Astwood Bank 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, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 January and are lowest in September — about 2.4 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.
Studley, 3 km to the east, has more species on record (121 against 101).
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 Astwood Bank
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 368 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 268 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 264 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 262 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 254 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 239 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 222 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 178 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 142 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 136 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 135 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 132 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 124 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 111 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 103 |
| 16 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 98 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 97 |
| 18 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 96 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 92 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 85 |
Records by month
What to put out in Astwood Bank
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Worcestershire
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 Astwood Bank?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Astwood Bank are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 5,056 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Astwood Bank?
101 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Astwood Bank?
Observation records peak in January 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.