Birds of Pencoed
What has actually been seen around Pencoed: 155 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 155 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 22,041 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Pencoed
155 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pencoed (Bridgend county borough) since 2010, across 22,041 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Pencoed 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 Jackdaw 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 2.7 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.
Brynna, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (155 against 155).
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 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 Pencoed
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 789 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 681 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 663 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 663 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 636 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 616 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 603 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 598 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 588 |
| 10 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 585 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 527 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 516 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 497 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 492 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 490 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 464 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 444 |
| 18 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 414 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 414 |
| 20 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 413 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pencoed
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 Pencoed?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pencoed are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow, based on 22,041 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pencoed?
155 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pencoed?
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.