Birds of Comber
What has actually been seen around Comber: 165 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 165 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,007 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Comber
165 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Comber (Ards and North Down) since 2010, across 7,007 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Black-headed Gull.
Water shapes this list. 51% of records near Comber are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Black-headed Gull, Little Egret and Mallard lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Robin is still the most logged garden bird.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — 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.
Newtownards, 6 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (118 against 165). Birds logged far more often around Comber than there include Black-tailed Godwit, Eurasian Teal, Tufted Duck and Great Cormorant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 16 min at midsummer to 7 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Comber
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 242 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 237 |
| 3 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 217 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 216 |
| 5 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 200 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 194 |
| 7 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 189 |
| 8 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 178 |
| 9 | BrantBranta bernicla | 166 |
| 10 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna | 163 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 163 |
| 12 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 152 |
| 13 | Hooded CrowCorvus cornix | 147 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 147 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 140 |
| 16 | Common RedshankTringa totanus | 139 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 135 |
| 18 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 127 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 127 |
| 20 | Great TitParus major | 119 |
Records by month
What to put out in Comber
Seasonal bird notes for Ards and North Down
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 Comber?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Comber are Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Hooded Crow, based on 7,007 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Comber?
165 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Comber?
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.