Birds of Cross Hands
What has actually been seen around Cross Hands: 101 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 101 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,413 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 139 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Cross Hands
101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cross Hands (Carmarthenshire) since 2010, across 2,413 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Canada Goose.
Cross Hands is a garden-bird place: 80% 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 Wren make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, 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 May and are lowest in September — about 12.0 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.
Llannon, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (131 against 101). Birds logged far more often around Cross Hands than there include Canada Goose, Bullfinch and Common Cuckoo.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 in mid-April and 4:56 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cross Hands
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 140 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 127 |
| 3 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 106 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 101 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 94 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 84 |
| 7 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 79 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 78 |
| 9 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 74 |
| 10 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 72 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 70 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 60 |
| 13 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 58 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 57 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 57 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 55 |
| 17 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 54 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 52 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 51 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 50 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cross Hands
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Carmarthenshire
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 Cross Hands?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cross Hands are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren and Carrion Crow, based on 2,413 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cross Hands?
101 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cross Hands?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.