Birds of Bratton Fleming
What has actually been seen around Bratton Fleming: 99 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 99 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,775 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 218 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Bratton Fleming
99 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bratton Fleming (Devon) since 2010, across 1,775 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Chaffinch and Blue Tit.
Bratton Fleming is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 June and are lowest in October — about 8.6 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.
Swimbridge, 8 km to the south, has fewer species on record (83 against 99). Birds logged far more often around Bratton Fleming than there include Mallard, Nuthatch, Common Moorhen and Mediterranean Gull.
At about 218 m above sea level, Bratton Fleming sits higher than most places in Devon. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 in mid-April and 4:59 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bratton Fleming
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 102 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 81 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 80 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 75 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 73 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 65 |
| 7 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 59 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 55 |
| 9 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 53 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 47 |
| 11 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 46 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 45 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 45 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 43 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 42 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 42 |
| 17 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 37 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 37 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 36 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 35 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bratton Fleming
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 Bratton Fleming?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bratton Fleming are Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 1,775 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bratton Fleming?
99 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bratton Fleming?
Observation records peak in June 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.