Birds of Bere Alston
What has actually been seen around Bere Alston: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,534 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 139 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about Bere Alston
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bere Alston (Devon) since 2010, across 4,534 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Mallard.
Bere Alston is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 3.7 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.
Gunnislake, 5 km to the north, has fewer species on record (104 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Bere Alston than there include Little Egret, Eurasian Curlew and Common Redshank.
Daylight runs from 16 h 27 min at midsummer to 7 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 in mid-April and 5:04 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bere Alston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 174 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 165 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 159 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 158 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 144 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 130 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 128 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 127 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 116 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 112 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 109 |
| 12 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 104 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 102 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 100 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 91 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 90 |
| 17 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 89 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 81 |
| 19 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 80 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 78 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bere Alston
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 Bere Alston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bere Alston are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 4,534 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bere Alston?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bere Alston?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 5:04.
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.