Birds of Callow Hill
What has actually been seen around Callow Hill: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 36,569 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 161 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Callow Hill
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Callow Hill (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 36,569 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Callow Hill 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. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 September — about 7.4 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.
Bewdley, 4 km to the north-east, has more species on record (169 against 145).
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Callow Hill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,272 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,262 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,251 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,237 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 1,162 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,062 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,048 |
| 8 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 897 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 877 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 866 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 864 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 860 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 857 |
| 14 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 813 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 803 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 792 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 791 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 757 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 742 |
| 20 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 713 |
Records by month
What to put out in Callow Hill
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 Callow Hill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Callow Hill are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Great Tit, based on 36,569 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Callow Hill?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Callow Hill?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.