Birds of Cheriton Bishop
What has actually been seen around Cheriton Bishop: 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
- 54,255 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Wren
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 180 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about Cheriton Bishop
99 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cheriton Bishop (Devon) since 2010, across 54,255 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Wren, Coal Tit and Robin.
Cheriton Bishop is a garden-bird place: 98% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Wren, Coal Tit, Robin and Goldcrest make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Northern Goshawk and Tawny Owl.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 568.5 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.
Moretonhampstead, 7 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (97 against 99). Birds logged far more often around Cheriton Bishop than there include Red Crossbill, Common Firecrest, Northern Goshawk and Redwing.
Daylight runs from 16 h 30 min at midsummer to 7 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 in mid-April and 5:01 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cheriton Bishop
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 7,576 |
| 2 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 6,050 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 5,856 |
| 4 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 5,289 |
| 5 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 3,431 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,145 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,022 |
| 8 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 2,915 |
| 9 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 2,195 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,013 |
| 11 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 1,288 |
| 12 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,023 |
| 13 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 922 |
| 14 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 765 |
| 15 | Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus | 628 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 566 |
| 17 | Great TitParus major | 555 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 492 |
| 19 | European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca | 490 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 448 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cheriton Bishop
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 Cheriton Bishop?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cheriton Bishop are Wren, Coal Tit, Robin, Goldcrest and Blackcap, based on 54,255 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cheriton Bishop?
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 Cheriton Bishop?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 5:01.
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.