Birds of Saint Columb Major
What has actually been seen around Saint Columb Major: 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
- 2,410 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Saint Columb Major
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Saint Columb Major (Cornwall) since 2010, across 2,410 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Common Buzzard and Woodpigeon.
The records split between garden birds (56%) and waterbirds (33%), so a feeder in Saint Columb Major sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blackbird, while European Herring Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
16 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 January and are lowest in November — about 3.0 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.
Roche, 8 km to the east, has fewer species on record (99 against 127). Birds logged far more often around Saint Columb Major than there include Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Common Moorhen and Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 16 h 27 min at midsummer to 8 h 0 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:27 in mid-April and 5:07 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Saint Columb Major
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 114 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 111 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 95 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 94 |
| 5 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 79 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 79 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 78 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 78 |
| 9 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 72 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 70 |
| 11 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 65 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 62 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 55 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 54 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 52 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 51 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 48 |
| 18 | Great TitParus major | 38 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 37 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 37 |
Records by month
What to put out in Saint Columb Major
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 Columb Major?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Saint Columb Major are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 2,410 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Saint Columb Major?
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 Saint Columb Major?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:07.
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.