Birds of Cwmafan
What has actually been seen around Cwmafan: 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
- 16,155 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Cwmafan
204 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cwmafan (Neath Port Talbot) since 2010, across 16,155 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Cwmafan 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, 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, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 August — about 2.4 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.
Bryn, 4 km to the east, has fewer species on record (129 against 204). Birds logged far more often around Cwmafan than there include European Herring Gull, Collared Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Black-headed Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 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 Cwmafan
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 761 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 630 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 621 |
| 4 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 588 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 469 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 435 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 419 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 407 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 390 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 385 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 370 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 367 |
| 13 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 363 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 363 |
| 15 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 355 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 349 |
| 17 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 338 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 303 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 272 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 266 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cwmafan
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 Cwmafan?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cwmafan are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Goldfinch and Chaffinch, based on 16,155 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cwmafan?
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 Cwmafan?
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.