Gwynedd · 52.82°N

Birds of Abersoch

What has actually been seen around Abersoch: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 129 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,973 since 2010
Most recorded bird: European Herring Gull
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 13 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Abersoch

129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Abersoch (Gwynedd) since 2010, across 1,973 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.

Abersoch is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren 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, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 June and are lowest in February — about 72.5 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.

Llanbedrog, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (138 against 129). Birds logged far more often around Abersoch than there include Red-billed Chough.

Daylight runs from 16 h 54 min at midsummer to 7 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Abersoch

#	Bird	Records
1	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	104
2	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	78
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	69
4	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	60
5	Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus	58
6	MagpiePica pica	57
7	RobinErithacus rubecula	56
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	56
9	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	55
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	51
11	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	50
12	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	46
13	DunnockPrunella modularis	42
14	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	41
15	Common LinnetLinaria cannabina	40
16	European StonechatSaxicola rubicola	38
17	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	38
18	Common RavenCorvus corax	37
19	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	34
20	Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	33

Records by month

What to put out in Abersoch

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Wren
Mealworms · Suet pellets
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

Seasonal bird notes for Gwynedd

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 Abersoch?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Abersoch are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren, Magpie and Robin, based on 1,973 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Abersoch?

129 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Abersoch?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.

Sources

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.