Birds of Yetminster
What has actually been seen around Yetminster: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,506 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 62 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Yetminster
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Yetminster (Dorset) since 2010, across 2,506 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and European Herring Gull.
Yetminster is a garden-bird place: 63% 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 Magpie 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 Red Kite. 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 April and are lowest in September — about 10.1 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.
Bradford Abbas, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (138 against 130).
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Yetminster
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 109 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 96 |
| 3 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 91 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 85 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 83 |
| 6 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 80 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 79 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 78 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 70 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 65 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 63 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 62 |
| 13 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 61 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 58 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 56 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 55 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 55 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 54 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 53 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 49 |
Records by month
What to put out in Yetminster
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Yetminster?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Yetminster are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Blackbird, based on 2,506 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Yetminster?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Yetminster?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. 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.