Birds of Aylesbeare
What has actually been seen around Aylesbeare: 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
- 12,429 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 95 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about Aylesbeare
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Aylesbeare (Devon) since 2010, across 12,429 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Aylesbeare is a garden-bird place: 91% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 4.2 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.
Newton Poppleford, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (164 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Aylesbeare than there include Fieldfare.
Daylight runs from 16 h 30 min at midsummer to 7 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 in mid-April and 4:59 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Aylesbeare
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 623 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 568 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 543 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 527 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 483 |
| 6 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 457 |
| 7 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 449 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 442 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 435 |
| 10 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 387 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 359 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 356 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 323 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 298 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 285 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 254 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 247 |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 246 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 236 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 231 |
Records by month
What to put out in Aylesbeare
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Devon
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 Aylesbeare?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Aylesbeare are Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Great Tit, based on 12,429 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Aylesbeare?
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 Aylesbeare?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:59.
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.