Birds of Llandogo
What has actually been seen around Llandogo: 119 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 119 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,443 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 36 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Llandogo
119 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Llandogo (Monmouthshire) since 2010, across 12,443 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Great Tit and Robin.
Llandogo is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 May and are lowest in October — 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.
Tintern, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (120 against 119). Birds logged far more often around Llandogo than there include Blue Tit, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Coot and Little Grebe.
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 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Llandogo
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,101 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 667 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 436 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 387 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 371 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 343 |
| 7 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 309 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 286 |
| 9 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 260 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 223 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 222 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 220 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 212 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 202 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 199 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 197 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 186 |
| 18 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 184 |
| 19 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 183 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 179 |
Records by month
What to put out in Llandogo
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Monmouthshire
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 Llandogo?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Llandogo are Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon, based on 12,443 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Llandogo?
119 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Llandogo?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.
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.