Birds of Llandyrnog
What has actually been seen around Llandyrnog: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,050 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Chaffinch
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Llandyrnog
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Llandyrnog (Denbighshire) since 2010, across 6,050 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Chaffinch, Common Buzzard and Mallard.
Llandyrnog is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Common Raven make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 May and are lowest in July — about 6.6 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.
Denbigh, 5 km to the west, has fewer species on record (119 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Llandyrnog than there include Mallard, European Stonechat, Willow Warbler and Common Kestrel.
Daylight runs from 16 h 58 min at midsummer to 7 h 32 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Llandyrnog
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 234 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 222 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 189 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 175 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 167 |
| 6 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 162 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 161 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 149 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 140 |
| 10 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 140 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 135 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 131 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 130 |
| 14 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 121 |
| 15 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 119 |
| 16 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 117 |
| 17 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 117 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 117 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 117 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 111 |
Records by month
What to put out in Llandyrnog
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 Llandyrnog?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Llandyrnog are Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Common Raven and Carrion Crow, based on 6,050 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Llandyrnog?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Llandyrnog?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.