Birds of Blackmill
What has actually been seen around Blackmill: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 22,004 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Blackmill
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Blackmill (Bridgend county borough) since 2010, across 22,004 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Blackmill is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 October — about 2.6 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.
Betws, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (122 against 157). Birds logged far more often around Blackmill than there include Greenfinch, Common Kestrel, Tawny Owl and Garden Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:20 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Blackmill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 794 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 728 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 677 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 643 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 629 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 624 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 623 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 617 |
| 9 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 589 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 573 |
| 11 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 532 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 518 |
| 13 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 512 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 495 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 488 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 458 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 431 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 420 |
| 19 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 416 |
| 20 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 411 |
Records by month
What to put out in Blackmill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Bridgend county borough
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 Blackmill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Blackmill are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch and Carrion Crow, based on 22,004 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Blackmill?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Blackmill?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:55.
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.