Birds of Broadway
What has actually been seen around Broadway: 98 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 98 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,914 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 94 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Broadway
98 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Broadway (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 3,914 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Robin.
Broadway is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 June and are lowest in November — about 9.9 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.
Chipping Campden, 6 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (102 against 98).
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Broadway
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 232 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 198 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 179 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 174 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 162 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 156 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 146 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 133 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 130 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 129 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 127 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 126 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 107 |
| 14 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 91 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 89 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 85 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 83 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 82 |
| 19 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 81 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 77 |
Records by month
What to put out in Broadway
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 Broadway?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Broadway are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 3,914 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Broadway?
98 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Broadway?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.