Birds of Wellow
What has actually been seen around Wellow: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,229 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 84 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Wellow
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wellow (Bath and North East Somerset) since 2010, across 10,229 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Wellow is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 May and are lowest in November — about 8.1 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.
Peasedown Saint John, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (135 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Wellow than there include Marsh Tit.
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 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wellow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 422 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 382 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 379 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 364 |
| 5 | SwiftApus apus | 353 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 345 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 336 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 313 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 307 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 306 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 300 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 268 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 266 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 260 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 250 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 216 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 211 |
| 18 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 207 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 207 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 198 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wellow
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 Wellow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wellow are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 10,229 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wellow?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wellow?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.