Birds of Pensford
What has actually been seen around Pensford: 195 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 195 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,521 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Peregrine Falcon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Pensford
195 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pensford (Bath and North East Somerset) since 2010, across 31,521 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Peregrine Falcon, Common Buzzard and Common Raven.
Pensford is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Common Raven, Blackbird, Robin and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Peregrine Falcon, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 October — 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.
Chew Magna, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (258 against 195). Birds logged far more often around Pensford than there include Peregrine Falcon, Common Kestrel, Green Woodpecker and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 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 Pensford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus | 1,578 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,313 |
| 3 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 950 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 909 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 844 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 824 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 771 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 769 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 737 |
| 10 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 708 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 691 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 690 |
| 13 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 645 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 630 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 627 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 624 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 624 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 616 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 584 |
| 20 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 578 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pensford
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 Pensford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pensford are Common Raven, Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw, based on 31,521 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pensford?
195 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pensford?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.