Birds of Usk
What has actually been seen around Usk: 184 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 184 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,118 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 19 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Usk
184 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Usk (Monmouthshire) since 2010, across 11,118 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Great Tit and Blackbird.
Usk is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Osprey.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 3.5 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.
Raglan, 8 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (133 against 184). Birds logged far more often around Usk than there include Common Merganser, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret and Common Kingfisher.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Usk
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,106 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 519 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 304 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 279 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 273 |
| 6 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 263 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 249 |
| 8 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 243 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 228 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 202 |
| 11 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 197 |
| 12 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 188 |
| 13 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 177 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 177 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 174 |
| 16 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 169 |
| 17 | Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos | 167 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 162 |
| 19 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 152 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 148 |
Records by month
What to put out in Usk
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 Usk?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Usk are Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 11,118 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Usk?
184 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Usk?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.