Birds of Totnes
What has actually been seen around Totnes: 138 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 138 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,839 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Totnes
138 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Totnes (Devon) since 2010, across 3,839 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Jackdaw and Woodpigeon.
Totnes is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 3.2 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.
Stoke Gabriel, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (187 against 138). Birds logged far more often around Totnes than there include Swift, Nuthatch, White-throated Dipper and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 27 min at midsummer to 8 h 0 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 Totnes
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 180 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 172 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 171 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 151 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 147 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 138 |
| 7 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 135 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 126 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 115 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 114 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 110 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 105 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 98 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 89 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 85 |
| 16 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 81 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 69 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 66 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 63 |
| 20 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 62 |
Records by month
What to put out in Totnes
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 Totnes?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Totnes are Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 3,839 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Totnes?
138 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Totnes?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:02.
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.