Cardiff · 51.51°N

Birds of Whitchurch

What has actually been seen around Whitchurch: 227 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 227 within 5 km
Observation records: 144,158 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 32 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.6 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Whitchurch

227 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Whitchurch (Cardiff) since 2010, across 144,158 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.

Whitchurch is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 2.1 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.

Thornhill, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (208 against 227). Birds logged far more often around Whitchurch than there include Cetti's Warbler.

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 4:54 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Whitchurch

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	6,675
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	6,553
3	MagpiePica pica	6,362
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	5,801
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	5,138
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	4,715
7	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	4,439
8	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	4,291
9	Great TitParus major	3,833
10	House SparrowPasser domesticus	3,784
11	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	3,389
12	JackdawColoeus monedula	3,305
13	Eurasian CootFulica atra	3,122
14	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	2,887
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	2,887
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	2,807
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	2,681
18	Mute SwanCygnus olor	2,538
19	Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	2,506
20	Coal TitPeriparus ater	2,490

Records by month

What to put out in Whitchurch

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Whitchurch?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Whitchurch are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 144,158 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Whitchurch?

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

When is the best month for birds in Whitchurch?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:54.

Sources

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.