City and County of Swansea · 51.69°N

Birds of Pontlliw

What has actually been seen around Pontlliw: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 130 within 5 km
Observation records: 4,329 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 44 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Pontlliw

130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pontlliw (City and County of Swansea) since 2010, across 4,329 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin.

Pontlliw is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Woodpigeon 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 November — about 7.7 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.

Pontarddulais, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (145 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Pontlliw than there include Bullfinch, Rock Pigeon, Common Moorhen and Eurasian Coot.

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 4:57 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Pontlliw

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	279
2	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	238
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	228
4	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	226
5	Great TitParus major	190
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	173
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	163
8	MagpiePica pica	161
9	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	159
10	BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula	150
11	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	118
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	111
13	DunnockPrunella modularis	94
14	NuthatchSitta europaea	93
15	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	88
16	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	85
17	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	83
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	83
19	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	81
20	Red KiteMilvus milvus	77

Records by month

What to put out in Pontlliw

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

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

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pontlliw are Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon and Great Tit, based on 4,329 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Pontlliw?

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

When is the best month for birds in Pontlliw?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:57.

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.