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Birds in Staffordshire

Our list for Staffordshire has 187 bird species recorded regularly there: 91 residents, 36 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 318,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
187
In October
118
Common
93
Busiest month
Apr

What's special about Staffordshire

vs England

The birds recorded far more often here than across England, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Staffordshire is worth visiting for.

  1. Common RedstartCommon Redstart4.7×Summer visitor · 0.27% of records here, 0.06% across England
  2. Willow TitWillow Tit4.7×Resident · 0.13% of records here, 0.03% across England
  3. Grasshopper WarblerGrasshopper Warbler3.4×Summer visitor · 0.12% of records here, 0.04% across England
  4. Garden WarblerGarden Warbler2.9×Summer visitor · 0.33% of records here, 0.11% across England
  5. Common RavenCommon Raven2.7×Resident · 0.80% of records here, 0.29% across England
  6. Black SwanBlack Swan2.7×Resident · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across England
  7. Common MerganserCommon Merganser2.6×Winter visitor · 0.40% of records here, 0.15% across England
  8. BullfinchBullfinch2.4×Resident · 0.85% of records here, 0.36% across England

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin3.67%
  2. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon3.48%
  3. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow3.39%
  4. MagpieMagpie3.35%
  5. Blue TitBlue Tit3.09%
  6. BlackbirdBlackbird2.91%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 1.24%
  2. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.43%
  3. BramblingBramblingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.07%
  4. Greater ScaupGreater ScaupWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.07%
  5. YellowhammerYellowhammerResidentSep 0.02% → Oct 0.07%
  6. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.05%

Share of all bird records in Staffordshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Staffordshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Staffordshire

Records by month
Bird records in Staffordshire by month, 2019–2024
January23,613
February19,304
March29,047
April44,605
May40,267
June29,757
July23,023
August25,575
September21,864
October21,478
November20,789
December18,798

April has the most records (45,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 27
All 27 families in Staffordshire

How common

More of England

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All 187 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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What birds is Staffordshire known for?

Compared with the rest of England, Staffordshire stands out for Common Redstart, Willow Tit, Grasshopper Warbler and Garden Warbler. Each is recorded at least 2.8 times as often here as across England, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Staffordshire?

187 species, each recorded regularly in Staffordshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 91 residents, 36 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Staffordshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Staffordshire in October?

118 species on our list for Staffordshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit.

What are the most common birds in Staffordshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Staffordshire are European Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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