Birds of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
What has actually been seen around Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: 168 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 168 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,449 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (Anglesey) since 2010, across 12,449 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Blackbird and Swift.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 December — about 3.2 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.
Y Felinheli, 4 km to the south, has fewer species on record (147 against 168).
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 803 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 635 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 509 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 505 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 494 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 486 |
| 7 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 465 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 444 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 386 |
| 10 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 272 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 256 |
| 12 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 251 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 248 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 243 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 236 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 212 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 207 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 206 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 204 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 199 |
Records by month
What to put out in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Seasonal bird notes for Anglesey
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 Llanfairpwllgwyngyll?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon, based on 12,449 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Llanfairpwllgwyngyll?
168 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48.
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.