Birds of Ogmore Vale
What has actually been seen around Ogmore Vale: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,414 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Chaffinch
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 148 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Ogmore Vale
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ogmore Vale (Bridgend county borough) since 2010, across 8,414 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Chaffinch, Mallard and Goldfinch.
Ogmore Vale is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Robin and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 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 September — about 2.2 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.
Pontycymer, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (82 against 121). Birds logged far more often around Ogmore Vale than there include Mallard, Common Moorhen, Little Grebe and Greenfinch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 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 Ogmore Vale
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 537 |
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 456 |
| 3 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 445 |
| 4 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 389 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 372 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 335 |
| 7 | Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis | 331 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 295 |
| 9 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 268 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 264 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 215 |
| 12 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 212 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 211 |
| 14 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 208 |
| 15 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 192 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 178 |
| 17 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 171 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 146 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 128 |
| 20 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 113 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ogmore Vale
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 Ogmore Vale?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ogmore Vale are Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird, based on 8,414 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ogmore Vale?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ogmore Vale?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.