Birds of Wembury
What has actually been seen around Wembury: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,322 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 71 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Wembury
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wembury (Devon) since 2010, across 6,322 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, European Herring Gull and Carrion Crow.
Wembury is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard 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 March and are lowest in November — about 3.6 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.
Plymstock, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (195 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Wembury than there include European Stonechat, Cirl Bunting, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Rock Pipit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 26 min at midsummer to 8 h 1 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 in mid-April and 5:04 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wembury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 266 |
| 2 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 246 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 215 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 214 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 199 |
| 6 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 183 |
| 7 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 183 |
| 8 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 178 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 171 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 164 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 163 |
| 12 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 145 |
| 13 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 142 |
| 14 | Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus | 134 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 129 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 129 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 127 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 121 |
| 19 | MagpiePica pica | 117 |
| 20 | Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus | 116 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wembury
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 Wembury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wembury are Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and European Stonechat, based on 6,322 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wembury?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wembury?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 5:04.
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.