Birds of Ceres
What has actually been seen around Ceres: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,859 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 74 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.7 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Ceres
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ceres (Fife) since 2010, across 5,859 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-tailed Godwit, Common Goldeneye and Swift.
Ceres 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. Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Siskin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Peregrine Falcon, Osprey and Common Buzzard. 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 October — 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.
Cupar, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (111 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Ceres than there include Black-tailed Godwit, Common Goldeneye, Whooper Swan and Northern Pintail.
Daylight runs from 17 h 42 min at midsummer to 6 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:22 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ceres
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa | 318 |
| 2 | Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula | 235 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 235 |
| 4 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 173 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 155 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 150 |
| 7 | Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus | 143 |
| 8 | Northern PintailAnas acuta | 135 |
| 9 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 135 |
| 10 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 134 |
| 11 | Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus | 127 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 126 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 123 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 119 |
| 15 | OspreyPandion haliaetus | 118 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 116 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 113 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 112 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 106 |
| 20 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 106 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ceres
Seasonal bird notes for Fife
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 Ceres?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ceres are Yellowhammer, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Siskin and Robin, based on 5,859 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ceres?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ceres?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:22.
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.