Devon · 50.49°N

Birds of Ipplepen

What has actually been seen around Ipplepen: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 118 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,816 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Robin
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 62 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.5 h / 8 h

What the records say about Ipplepen

118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ipplepen (Devon) since 2010, across 2,816 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Cirl Bunting.

Ipplepen is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Cirl Bunting and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 12.7 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.

Broadhempston, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (109 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Ipplepen than there include Eurasian Coot.

Daylight runs from 16 h 27 min at midsummer to 7 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:22 in mid-April and 5:02 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Ipplepen

#	Bird	Records
1	RobinErithacus rubecula	134
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	131
3	Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus	131
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	123
5	SwiftApus apus	111
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	107
7	MagpiePica pica	98
8	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	95
9	Great TitParus major	95
10	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	91
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	81
12	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	77
13	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	75
14	JackdawColoeus monedula	70
15	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	65
16	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	60
17	DunnockPrunella modularis	59
18	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	50
19	GreenfinchChloris chloris	48
20	Mute SwanCygnus olor	45

Records by month

What to put out in Ipplepen

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Ipplepen?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ipplepen are Robin, Woodpigeon, Cirl Bunting, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 2,816 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Ipplepen?

118 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Ipplepen?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 5:02.

Sources

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.