Denbighshire · 53.11°N

Birds of Ruthin

What has actually been seen around Ruthin: 119 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 119 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,240 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 60 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Ruthin

119 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ruthin (Denbighshire) since 2010, across 3,240 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Bullfinch and Swift.

Ruthin 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. Blackbird, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 7.9 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.

Llandyrnog, 7 km to the north, has more species on record (125 against 119). Birds logged far more often around Ruthin than there include Hawfinch and Brambling.

Daylight runs from 16 h 58 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 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 Ruthin

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	108
2	BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula	105
3	SwiftApus apus	104
4	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	93
5	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	83
6	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	79
7	Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus	77
8	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	77
9	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	69
10	JayGarrulus glandarius	65
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	64
12	RookCorvus frugilegus	63
13	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	63
14	RobinErithacus rubecula	61
15	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	59
16	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	59
17	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	56
18	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	56
19	NuthatchSitta europaea	55
20	Red KiteMilvus milvus	55

Records by month

What to put out in Ruthin

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Bullfinch
Sunflower hearts
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Mistle Thrush
Fruit · Mealworms
Long-tailed Tit
Suet · Sunflower hearts
Woodpigeon
Seed mix

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 Ruthin?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ruthin are Blackbird, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch and Mistle Thrush, based on 3,240 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Ruthin?

119 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Ruthin?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.

Sources

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.