Monmouthshire · 51.70°N

Birds of Tintern

What has actually been seen around Tintern: 120 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 120 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,938 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Robin
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 57 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Tintern

120 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tintern (Monmouthshire) since 2010, across 3,938 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.

Tintern 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. Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 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 April and are lowest in November — about 5.4 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.

Llandogo, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (119 against 120).

Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 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 Tintern

#	Bird	Records
1	RobinErithacus rubecula	221
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	200
3	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	177
4	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	167
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	163
6	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	162
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	130
8	Great TitParus major	124
9	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	116
10	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	112
11	JackdawColoeus monedula	107
12	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	90
13	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	90
14	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	85
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	85
16	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	79
17	NuthatchSitta europaea	74
18	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	73
19	House MartinDelichon urbicum	71
20	Coal TitPeriparus ater	69

Records by month

What to put out in Tintern

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

Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet

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 Tintern?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tintern are Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 3,938 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Tintern?

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

When is the best month for birds in Tintern?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.

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.