Birds of Rode
What has actually been seen around Rode: 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
- 3,205 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 59 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Rode
118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Rode (Somerset) since 2010, across 3,205 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Buzzard and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Rode is a garden-bird place: 65% 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, Red Kite 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 May and are lowest in October — about 9.4 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.
Norton St Philip, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (115 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Rode than there include Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Rode
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 148 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 135 |
| 3 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 132 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 118 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 118 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 111 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 107 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 103 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 99 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 89 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 86 |
| 12 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 81 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 68 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 66 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 64 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 63 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 62 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 59 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 55 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 54 |
Records by month
What to put out in Rode
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 Rode?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Rode are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blackbird, based on 3,205 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Rode?
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 Rode?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.