Birds of Butleigh
What has actually been seen around Butleigh: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 118 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,696 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 22 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Butleigh
118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Butleigh (Somerset) since 2010, across 2,696 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Butleigh is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow 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 Red Kite. 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 September — about 12.7 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.
Street, 5 km to the north-west, has more species on record (224 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Butleigh than there include Swift, Jackdaw, House Sparrow and Rook.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Butleigh
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 127 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 122 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 120 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 110 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 105 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 99 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 95 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 95 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 92 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 79 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 76 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 74 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 69 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 69 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 64 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 61 |
| 17 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 50 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 49 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 47 |
| 20 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 46 |
Records by month
What to put out in Butleigh
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for 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 Butleigh?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Butleigh are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 2,696 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Butleigh?
118 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Butleigh?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:55.
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.