Birds of Lower Vagg
What has actually been seen around Lower Vagg: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,207 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Lower Vagg
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lower Vagg (Somerset) since 2010, across 8,207 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow.
Lower Vagg is a garden-bird place: 75% 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 Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 April and are lowest in October — about 7.8 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.
Tintinhull, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (114 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Lower Vagg than there include Mandarin Duck, Grey Wagtail, Black-headed Gull and Common Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 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 Lower Vagg
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 428 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 405 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 398 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 395 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 334 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 312 |
| 7 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 308 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 306 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 302 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 299 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 257 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 256 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 212 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 210 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 200 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 167 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 160 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 149 |
| 19 | Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis | 147 |
| 20 | Mandarin DuckAix galericulata | 147 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lower Vagg
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 Lower Vagg?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lower Vagg are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 8,207 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lower Vagg?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lower Vagg?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.