Birds of Long Ashton
What has actually been seen around Long Ashton: 202 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 202 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 111,577 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Long Ashton
202 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Long Ashton (North Somerset) since 2010, across 111,577 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow.
Long Ashton 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. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 January 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.
Flax Bourton, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (197 against 202).
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:53 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Long Ashton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,714 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,580 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 4,291 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 4,276 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 4,273 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 3,848 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,599 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,256 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,192 |
| 10 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 3,139 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 2,946 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,874 |
| 13 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 2,665 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,415 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,311 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 2,023 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,936 |
| 18 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 1,898 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,850 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 1,828 |
Records by month
What to put out in Long Ashton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for North Somerset
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 Long Ashton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Long Ashton are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blackbird, based on 111,577 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Long Ashton?
202 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Long Ashton?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:53.
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.