Birds of Camborne
What has actually been seen around Camborne: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,882 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 101 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Camborne
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Camborne (Cornwall) since 2010, across 3,882 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Jackdaw and Woodpigeon.
Camborne is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 4.3 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.
Four Lanes, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (175 against 127). Birds logged far more often around Camborne than there include Mute Swan, Nuthatch and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 25 min at midsummer to 8 h 2 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:29 in mid-April and 5:10 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Camborne
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 176 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 173 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 163 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 160 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 157 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 149 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 137 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 128 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 123 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 123 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 120 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 99 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 98 |
| 14 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 96 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 94 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 88 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 78 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 75 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 74 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 69 |
Records by month
What to put out in Camborne
Seasonal bird notes for Cornwall
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 Camborne?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Camborne are Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 3,882 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Camborne?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Camborne?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:10.
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.