Birds of Queen Camel
What has actually been seen around Queen Camel: 95 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 95 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,652 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Queen Camel
95 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Queen Camel (Somerset) since 2010, across 1,652 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Queen Camel is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 April and are lowest in October — about 78.2 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.
North Cadbury, 5 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (98 against 95).
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 Queen Camel
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 94 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 81 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 78 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 76 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 71 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 62 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 56 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 53 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 50 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 49 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 47 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 44 |
| 13 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 41 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 40 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 35 |
| 16 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 32 |
| 17 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 32 |
| 18 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 30 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 29 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 29 |
Records by month
What to put out in Queen Camel
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 Queen Camel?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Queen Camel are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 1,652 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Queen Camel?
95 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Queen Camel?
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.