Birds of Cynwyd
What has actually been seen around Cynwyd: 109 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 109 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,417 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 160 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Cynwyd
109 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cynwyd (Denbighshire) since 2010, across 2,417 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Blackbird and Common Pheasant.
Cynwyd 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. Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 April and are lowest in September — about 5.0 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.
Bala, 14 km to the south-west, has more species on record (131 against 109). Birds logged far more often around Cynwyd than there include Common Pheasant, Willow Grouse, Dunnock and Eurasian Curlew.
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:47 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cynwyd
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 105 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 90 |
| 3 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 90 |
| 4 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 85 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 81 |
| 6 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 79 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 79 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 77 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 72 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 71 |
| 11 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 69 |
| 12 | Willow GrouseLagopus lagopus | 67 |
| 13 | Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix | 58 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 54 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 51 |
| 16 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 50 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 49 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 48 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 48 |
| 20 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 46 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cynwyd
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Denbighshire
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 Cynwyd?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cynwyd are Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow and Great Tit, based on 2,417 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cynwyd?
109 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cynwyd?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:47.
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.