Birds of Silverton
What has actually been seen around Silverton: 94 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 94 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,684 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 84 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Silverton
94 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Silverton (Devon) since 2010, across 1,684 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Silverton 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. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 May and are lowest in January — about 2.3 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.
Thorverton, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (94 against 94).
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 Silverton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 82 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 80 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 79 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 70 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 66 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 65 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 58 |
| 8 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 51 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 51 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 48 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 48 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 44 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 39 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 38 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 38 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 36 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 36 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 34 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 33 |
| 20 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 30 |
Records by month
What to put out in Silverton
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 Silverton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Silverton are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Wren, based on 1,684 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Silverton?
94 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Silverton?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. 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.