Birds of Puddletown
What has actually been seen around Puddletown: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 150 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 20,628 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 59 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about Puddletown
150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Puddletown (Dorset) since 2010, across 20,628 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Mallard.
Puddletown is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Wren make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 January and are lowest in July — 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.
Milborne St Andrew, 6 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (131 against 150).
Daylight runs from 16 h 30 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Puddletown
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 660 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 634 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 571 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 553 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 543 |
| 6 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 542 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 540 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 517 |
| 9 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 487 |
| 10 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 473 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 472 |
| 12 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 460 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 457 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 451 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 440 |
| 16 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 434 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 429 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 427 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 419 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 410 |
Records by month
What to put out in Puddletown
Seasonal bird notes for Dorset
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 Puddletown?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Puddletown are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren and Chiffchaff, based on 20,628 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Puddletown?
150 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Puddletown?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:55.
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.