Birds of Stourport-on-Severn
What has actually been seen around Stourport-on-Severn: 152 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 152 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,443 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Stourport-on-Severn
152 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stourport-on-Severn (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 31,443 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Stourport-on-Severn is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 April and are lowest in July — about 2.0 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.
Hartlebury, 3 km to the east, has fewer species on record (131 against 152).
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 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stourport-on-Severn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,110 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,092 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,036 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 994 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 968 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 938 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 917 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 826 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 824 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 775 |
| 11 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 758 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 749 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 716 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 676 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 638 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 597 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 581 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 580 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 572 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 541 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stourport-on-Severn
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 Stourport-on-Severn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stourport-on-Severn are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 31,443 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stourport-on-Severn?
152 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stourport-on-Severn?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.