Birds of Portreath
What has actually been seen around Portreath: 113 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 113 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,892 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Jackdaw
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Portreath
113 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Portreath (Cornwall) since 2010, across 3,892 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Jackdaw, European Herring Gull and Robin.
Portreath is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 4.8 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.
Camborne, 5 km to the south, has more species on record (127 against 113). Birds logged far more often around Portreath than there include Red-billed Chough and Eurasian Rock Pipit.
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 5:09 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Portreath
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 183 |
| 2 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 180 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 156 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 153 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 136 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 134 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 129 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 127 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 113 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 95 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 91 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 90 |
| 13 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 90 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 78 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 76 |
| 16 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 75 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 73 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 71 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 69 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 66 |
Records by month
What to put out in Portreath
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 Portreath?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Portreath are Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 3,892 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Portreath?
113 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Portreath?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:09.
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.