Birds of Ledbury
What has actually been seen around Ledbury: 84 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 84 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,315 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 67 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Ledbury
84 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ledbury (Herefordshire) since 2010, across 1,315 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Ledbury is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon and Wren make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 November — about 24.5 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.
Dymock, 7 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (80 against 84). Birds logged far more often around Ledbury than there include Mallard.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ledbury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 78 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 75 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 71 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 53 |
| 5 | SwiftApus apus | 52 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 52 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 51 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 48 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 47 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 47 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 40 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 33 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 33 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 32 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 31 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 31 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 29 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 29 |
| 19 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 24 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 24 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ledbury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Herefordshire
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 Ledbury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ledbury are Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren and Blue Tit, based on 1,315 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ledbury?
84 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ledbury?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48.
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.