Birds of Saint Agnes
What has actually been seen around Saint Agnes: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,623 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Saint Agnes
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Saint Agnes (Cornwall) since 2010, across 4,623 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw.
Saint Agnes is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Stonechat and Common Linnet make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Peregrine Falcon. 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 15.3 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.
Mount Hawke, 3 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (125 against 121).
Daylight runs from 16 h 26 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 Saint Agnes
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 333 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 237 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 228 |
| 4 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 168 |
| 5 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 151 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 149 |
| 7 | Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis | 148 |
| 8 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 140 |
| 9 | Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | 138 |
| 10 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 137 |
| 11 | Eurasian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus | 132 |
| 12 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 130 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 128 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 127 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 121 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 113 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 102 |
| 18 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 95 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 87 |
| 20 | European ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis | 87 |
Records by month
What to put out in Saint Agnes
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 Saint Agnes?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Saint Agnes are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, European Stonechat, Common Linnet and Blackbird, based on 4,623 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Saint Agnes?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Saint Agnes?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. 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.