Birds of Stone
What has actually been seen around Stone: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,240 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Stone
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stone (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 12,240 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow.
Stone is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 January and are lowest in September — about 4.9 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.
Kidderminster, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (164 against 128).
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 573 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 475 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 470 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 469 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 456 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 431 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 392 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 376 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 371 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 367 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 279 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 272 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 266 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 256 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 242 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 242 |
| 17 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 225 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 212 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 207 |
| 20 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 202 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stone
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 Stone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stone are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 12,240 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stone?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stone?
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.