Birds of Coates
What has actually been seen around Coates: 117 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 117 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,111 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 145 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Coates
117 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Coates (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 5,111 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Coates is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 January and are lowest in September — about 9.5 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.
Kemble, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (147 against 117). Birds logged far more often around Coates than there include Swift, Nuthatch, Coal Tit and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Coates
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 222 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 199 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 180 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 5 | SwiftApus apus | 173 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 169 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 147 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 142 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 138 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 132 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 132 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 129 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 119 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 102 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 96 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 93 |
| 17 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 89 |
| 18 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 87 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 87 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 85 |
Records by month
What to put out in Coates
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 Coates?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Coates are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 5,111 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Coates?
117 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Coates?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.