Birds of Lydbrook
What has actually been seen around Lydbrook: 135 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 135 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 19,325 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 86 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Lydbrook
135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lydbrook (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 19,325 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Lydbrook is a garden-bird place: 71% 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 Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 6.8 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.
Coleford, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (145 against 135). Birds logged far more often around Lydbrook than there include European Stonechat.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:50 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lydbrook
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 843 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 796 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 719 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 684 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 639 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 636 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 574 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 556 |
| 9 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 553 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 538 |
| 11 | Mandarin DuckAix galericulata | 507 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 483 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 459 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 441 |
| 15 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 423 |
| 16 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 366 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 352 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 351 |
| 19 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 332 |
| 20 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 321 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lydbrook
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 Lydbrook?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lydbrook are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Woodpigeon, based on 19,325 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lydbrook?
135 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lydbrook?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.