Birds of South Brent
What has actually been seen around South Brent: 90 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 90 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 850 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 124 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about South Brent
90 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of South Brent (Devon) since 2010, across 850 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit.
South Brent is a garden-bird place: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 March and are lowest in November — about 71.3 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.
Buckfastleigh, 7 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (94 against 90). Birds logged far more often around South Brent than there include Swift.
Daylight runs from 16 h 27 min at midsummer to 8 h 0 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:23 in mid-April and 5:03 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near South Brent
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 46 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 37 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 37 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 35 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 34 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 30 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 28 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 27 |
| 9 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 23 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 22 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 21 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 21 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 20 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 19 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 18 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 18 |
| 17 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 17 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 16 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 16 |
| 20 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 15 |
Records by month
What to put out in South Brent
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 South Brent?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of South Brent are Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Blue Tit, based on 850 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near South Brent?
90 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in South Brent?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:03.
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.