Neath Port Talbot · 51.77°N

Birds of Seven Sisters

What has actually been seen around Seven Sisters: 80 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 80 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,446 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: August
Elevation: 166 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Seven Sisters

80 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Seven Sisters (Neath Port Talbot) since 2010, across 2,446 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and House Sparrow.

Seven Sisters is a garden-bird place: 85% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 August and are lowest in December — about 4.6 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.

Coelbren, 4 km to the north-east, has more species on record (100 against 80). Birds logged far more often around Seven Sisters than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull and European Herring Gull.

Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:20 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Seven Sisters

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	115
2	RobinErithacus rubecula	114
3	House SparrowPasser domesticus	108
4	JackdawColoeus monedula	108
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	104
6	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	101
7	MagpiePica pica	91
8	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	87
9	White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus	84
10	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	78
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	78
12	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	77
13	Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea	74
14	NuthatchSitta europaea	72
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	71
16	Great TitParus major	65
17	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	63
18	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	54
19	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	53
20	SwiftApus apus	51

Records by month

What to put out in Seven Sisters

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

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

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 Seven Sisters?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Seven Sisters are Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow, based on 2,446 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Seven Sisters?

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

When is the best month for birds in Seven Sisters?

Observation records peak in August and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:55.

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.