Birds of Bradninch
What has actually been seen around Bradninch: 93 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 93 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,601 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Bradninch
93 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bradninch (Devon) since 2010, across 2,601 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Common Buzzard and Blue Tit.
Bradninch is a garden-bird place: 83% 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.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 May and are lowest in February — about 2.0 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.
Cullompton, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (73 against 93). Birds logged far more often around Bradninch than there include Marsh Tit and Siskin.
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 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 Bradninch
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 127 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 122 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 120 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 113 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 113 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 101 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 88 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 85 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 84 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 83 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 82 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 73 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 64 |
| 14 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 63 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 60 |
| 16 | Marsh TitPoecile palustris | 60 |
| 17 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 60 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 57 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 57 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 56 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bradninch
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 Bradninch?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bradninch are Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, based on 2,601 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bradninch?
93 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bradninch?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. 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.