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Birds of Blackwood

What has actually been seen around Blackwood: 135 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
135 within 5 km
Observation records
39,647 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Robin
Busiest month
April
Elevation
227 m
Daylight, June / December
16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Blackwood

135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Blackwood (Caerphilly County Borough) since 2010, across 39,647 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.

Blackwood is a garden-bird place: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Red Kite. 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 April and are lowest in August — about 3.3 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.

Gelligaer, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (136 against 135).

At about 227 m above sea level, Blackwood sits higher than most places in Caerphilly County Borough. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.

Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:18 in mid-April and 4:53 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Blackwood

#BirdRecords
1RobinErithacus rubecula2,314
2WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2,303
3BlackbirdTurdus merula2,272
4Carrion CrowCorvus corone1,780
5JackdawColoeus monedula1,761
6Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus1,581
7House SparrowPasser domesticus1,574
8MagpiePica pica1,518
9Great TitParus major1,250
10DunnockPrunella modularis1,159
11Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto1,076
12WrenTroglodytes troglodytes1,021
13StarlingSturnus vulgaris1,003
14GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis978
15ChaffinchFringilla coelebs870
16White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus852
17Common BuzzardButeo buteo728
18Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea715
19MallardAnas platyrhynchos668
20Coal TitPeriparus ater661

Records by month

What to put out in Blackwood

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Seasonal bird notes for Caerphilly 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 Blackwood?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Blackwood are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 39,647 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Blackwood?

135 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Blackwood?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:53.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.