Ceredigion · 52.11°N

Birds of Lampeter

What has actually been seen around Lampeter: 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: 962 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Canada Goose
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 123 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Lampeter

101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lampeter (Ceredigion) since 2010, across 962 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Canada Goose, Blackbird and Robin.

Lampeter is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit 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 Tawny Owl. 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 7.3 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.

Tregaron, 16 km to the north-east, has more species on record (129 against 101).

Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 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 Lampeter

#	Bird	Records
1	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	50
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	43
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	40
4	Red KiteMilvus milvus	40
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	40
6	SwiftApus apus	33
7	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	31
8	Great TitParus major	27
9	MagpiePica pica	26
10	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	24
11	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	24
12	House SparrowPasser domesticus	24
13	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	23
14	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	23
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	21
16	JackdawColoeus monedula	20
17	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	19
18	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	19
19	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	18
20	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	16

Records by month

What to put out in Lampeter

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

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
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Lampeter?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lampeter are Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Great Tit, based on 962 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Lampeter?

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 Lampeter?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.