Birds of Clutton
What has actually been seen around Clutton: 218 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 218 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 40,994 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 120 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Clutton
218 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clutton (Bath and North East Somerset) since 2010, across 40,994 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw.
Clutton is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in December — about 1.7 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.
Bishop Sutton, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (262 against 218). Birds logged far more often around Clutton than there include Yellowhammer, Eurasian Skylark and Greenfinch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:53 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Clutton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,239 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,230 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,190 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,145 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,136 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,131 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,000 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 987 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 952 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 880 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 874 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 799 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 798 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 785 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 671 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 649 |
| 17 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 623 |
| 18 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 605 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 601 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 587 |
Records by month
What to put out in Clutton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Bath and North East Somerset
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 Clutton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clutton are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 40,994 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Clutton?
218 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Clutton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:53.
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.