Birds of Pentyrch
What has actually been seen around Pentyrch: 126 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 126 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 32,757 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 142 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Pentyrch
126 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pentyrch (Cardiff) since 2010, across 32,757 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Pentyrch is a garden-bird place: 84% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 April and are lowest in November — 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.
Llantwit Fardre, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (128 against 126). Birds logged far more often around Pentyrch than there include Common Moorhen, Common Kingfisher, Stock Dove and Little Egret.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Pentyrch
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,782 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,737 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,618 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 1,470 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,453 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 1,366 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,338 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,050 |
| 9 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 997 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 983 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 957 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 957 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 893 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 886 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 838 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 816 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 629 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 603 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 602 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 598 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pentyrch
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cardiff
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 Pentyrch?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pentyrch are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit and Blue Tit, based on 32,757 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pentyrch?
126 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pentyrch?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.