Somerset · 51.02°N

Birds of Creech Saint Michael

What has actually been seen around Creech Saint Michael: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 125 within 5 km
Observation records: 14,772 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Great Egret
Busiest month: October
Elevation: 11 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Creech Saint Michael

125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Creech Saint Michael (Somerset) since 2010, across 14,772 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Great Egret, Cattle Egret and Woodpigeon.

Water shapes this list. 67% of records near Creech Saint Michael are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Great Egret, Cattle Egret and European Herring Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.

10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 October and are lowest in June — about 3.5 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.

Taunton, 5 km to the west, has fewer species on record (113 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Creech Saint Michael than there include Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Common Crane and Common Nightingale.

Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:19 in mid-April and 4:56 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Creech Saint Michael

#	Bird	Records
1	Great EgretArdea alba	7,092
2	Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis	1,538
3	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	338
4	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	286
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	279
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	271
7	MagpiePica pica	261
8	BlackbirdTurdus merula	256
9	House SparrowPasser domesticus	214
10	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	198
11	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	192
12	SwiftApus apus	182
13	Rock PigeonColumba livia	175
14	Great TitParus major	175
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	169
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	168
17	JackdawColoeus monedula	167
18	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	150
19	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	140
20	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	116

Records by month

What to put out in Creech Saint Michael

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

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

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 Creech Saint Michael?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Creech Saint Michael are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Magpie and Blackbird, based on 14,772 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Creech Saint Michael?

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

When is the best month for birds in Creech Saint Michael?

Observation records peak in October and are lowest in June. Sunrise in late June is around 4:56.

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.