Birds of Aberaeron
What has actually been seen around Aberaeron: 122 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 122 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,356 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Aberaeron
122 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Aberaeron (Ceredigion) since 2010, across 2,356 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Red Kite and Blackbird.
Aberaeron is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 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 October — about 13.7 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.
Llanarth, 6 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (123 against 122). Birds logged far more often around Aberaeron than there include Mallard, Rock Pigeon, Mandarin Duck and Starling.
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 in mid-April and 4:54 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Aberaeron
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 125 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 99 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 91 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 88 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 84 |
| 6 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 82 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 76 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 72 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 65 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 59 |
| 11 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 59 |
| 12 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 55 |
| 13 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 53 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 50 |
| 15 | Mandarin DuckAix galericulata | 47 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 46 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 46 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 45 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 45 |
| 20 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 42 |
Records by month
What to put out in Aberaeron
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Ceredigion
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 Aberaeron?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Aberaeron are Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 2,356 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Aberaeron?
122 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Aberaeron?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:54.
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.