Birds of Pyle
What has actually been seen around Pyle: 225 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 225 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 59,064 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Pyle
225 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pyle (Bridgend county borough) since 2010, across 59,064 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Pyle is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow 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 January and are lowest in August — about 2.9 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.
Cefn Cribwr, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (187 against 225). Birds logged far more often around Pyle than there include Black-headed Gull, Great Crested Grebe and Eurasian Oystercatcher.
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 4:56 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Pyle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,834 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,796 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,600 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,547 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,525 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 1,429 |
| 7 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 1,323 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,284 |
| 9 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,274 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,258 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,230 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,224 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,168 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,120 |
| 15 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,029 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,010 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 977 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 956 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 942 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 937 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pyle
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 Pyle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pyle are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 59,064 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pyle?
225 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pyle?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:56.
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.