Birds of Copplestone
What has actually been seen around Copplestone: 65 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 65 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 551 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 110 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Copplestone
65 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Copplestone (Devon) since 2010, across 551 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Blackbird and Robin.
Copplestone 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. Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 24.1 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.
Morchard Bishop, 5 km to the north, has fewer species on record (59 against 65).
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 in mid-April and 5:00 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Copplestone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 48 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 43 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 35 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 28 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 26 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 24 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 19 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 19 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 18 |
| 10 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 17 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 16 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 15 |
| 13 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 15 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 15 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 13 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 12 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 11 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 11 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 10 |
| 20 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 9 |
Records by month
What to put out in Copplestone
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 Copplestone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Copplestone are Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 551 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Copplestone?
65 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Copplestone?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:00.
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.