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Birds of Pensilva

What has actually been seen around Pensilva: 96 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 96 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,111 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Jackdaw
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 232 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.5 h / 8 h

What the records say about Pensilva

96 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pensilva (Cornwall) since 2010, across 2,111 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon.

Pensilva is a garden-bird place: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 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 11.7 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.

Liskeard, 7 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (96 against 96). Birds logged far more often around Pensilva than there include Yellowhammer, Meadow Pipit, Common Linnet and Northern Wheatear.

At about 232 m above sea level, Pensilva sits higher than most places in Cornwall. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.

Daylight runs from 16 h 28 min at midsummer to 7 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:25 in mid-April and 5:05 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Pensilva

#	Bird	Records
1	JackdawColoeus monedula	101
2	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	92
3	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	91
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	86
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	80
6	MagpiePica pica	79
7	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	71
8	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	68
9	YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella	68
10	Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis	67
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	65
12	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	59
13	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	59
14	Common LinnetLinaria cannabina	58
15	Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe	55
16	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	51
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	50
18	Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis	49
19	European StonechatSaxicola rubicola	48
20	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	42

Records by month

What to put out in Pensilva

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

Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Pensilva?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pensilva are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin, based on 2,111 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Pensilva?

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

When is the best month for birds in Pensilva?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:05.

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.