Birds of St Just
What has actually been seen around St Just: 263 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 263 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 82,149 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 126 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8.1 h
What the records say about St Just
263 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of St Just (Cornwall) since 2010, across 82,149 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Jackdaw and Wren.
St Just 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, Wren, Woodpigeon and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
18 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 October and are lowest in February — about 7.7 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.
Penzance, 10 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (267 against 263). Birds logged far more often around St Just than there include Red-billed Chough, Common Raven, Common Kestrel and Manx Shearwater.
Daylight runs from 16 h 24 min at midsummer to 8 h 3 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:31 in mid-April and 5:12 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near St Just
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,925 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,399 |
| 3 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,281 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,253 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,102 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 2,086 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,057 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,990 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,945 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,923 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,846 |
| 12 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 1,820 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,798 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,777 |
| 15 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 1,747 |
| 16 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 1,647 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,631 |
| 18 | Great TitParus major | 1,602 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,564 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 1,561 |
Records by month
What to put out in St Just
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 St Just?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of St Just are Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin and Magpie, based on 82,149 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near St Just?
263 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in St Just?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 5:12.
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.