Birds of Bream
What has actually been seen around Bream: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 33,793 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 158 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Bream
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bream (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 33,793 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Bream is a garden-bird place: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Tawny Owl. 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 May and are lowest in August — about 5.7 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.
Lydney, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (176 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Bream than there include Goldcrest, Blackcap, Treecreeper and European Pied Flycatcher.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:50 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bream
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,715 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,655 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,551 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,515 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 1,415 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,414 |
| 7 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 1,189 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,158 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,099 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 987 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 948 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 915 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 837 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 801 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 772 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 772 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 751 |
| 18 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 598 |
| 19 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 538 |
| 20 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 534 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bream
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Gloucestershire
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 Bream?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bream are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Great Tit, based on 33,793 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bream?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bream?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:50.
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.