Birds of Trefnant
What has actually been seen around Trefnant: 151 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 151 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,750 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Trefnant
151 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Trefnant (Denbighshire) since 2010, across 6,750 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Common Buzzard.
Trefnant is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 October — about 3.9 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.
Saint Asaph, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (150 against 151).
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 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 Trefnant
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 293 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 245 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 227 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 215 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 198 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 188 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 168 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 164 |
| 9 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 144 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 136 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 127 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 127 |
| 13 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 122 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 120 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 119 |
| 16 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 109 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 105 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 104 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 104 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 103 |
Records by month
What to put out in Trefnant
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 Trefnant?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Trefnant are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 6,750 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Trefnant?
151 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Trefnant?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. 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.