City and County of Swansea · 51.68°N

Birds of Clydach

What has actually been seen around Clydach: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 111 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,407 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Canada Goose
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 12 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Clydach

111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clydach (City and County of Swansea) since 2010, across 3,407 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Canada Goose, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.

Clydach is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

8 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 June and are lowest in November — about 8.8 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.

Neath, 7 km to the east, has more species on record (201 against 111). Birds logged far more often around Clydach than there include Canada Goose, Grey Wagtail, Treecreeper and Spotted Flycatcher.

Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 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 Clydach

#	Bird	Records
1	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	502
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	151
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	146
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	146
5	MagpiePica pica	129
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	115
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	108
8	SwiftApus apus	89
9	Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea	84
10	Great TitParus major	83
11	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	78
12	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	72
13	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	65
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	65
15	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	62
16	Mute SwanCygnus olor	61
17	Red KiteMilvus milvus	56
18	White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus	54
19	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	53
20	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	51

Records by month

What to put out in Clydach

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
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet

Seasonal bird notes for City and County of Swansea

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 Clydach?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clydach are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 3,407 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Clydach?

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

When is the best month for birds in Clydach?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:56.

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.