Birds of Briton Ferry
What has actually been seen around Briton Ferry: 204 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 204 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 18,982 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 25 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Briton Ferry
204 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Briton Ferry (Neath Port Talbot) since 2010, across 18,982 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Briton Ferry is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in August — about 2.2 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.
Neath, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (201 against 204).
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:21 in mid-April and 4:56 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Briton Ferry
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 871 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 720 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 672 |
| 4 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 653 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 513 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 502 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 491 |
| 8 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 479 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 458 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 450 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 441 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 426 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 394 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 388 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 375 |
| 16 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 367 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 344 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 341 |
| 19 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 340 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 320 |
Records by month
What to put out in Briton Ferry
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Neath Port Talbot
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 Briton Ferry?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Briton Ferry are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch and Carrion Crow, based on 18,982 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Briton Ferry?
204 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Briton Ferry?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:56.
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.