Birds of Wookey
What has actually been seen around Wookey: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,945 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Wookey
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wookey (Somerset) since 2010, across 3,945 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Swift.
Wookey is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 8.6 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.
Wells, 3 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (121 against 121). Birds logged far more often around Wookey than there include Cattle Egret.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:17 in mid-April and 4:54 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wookey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 194 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 189 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 173 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 170 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 164 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 160 |
| 7 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 133 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 126 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 123 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 123 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 106 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 103 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 102 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 100 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 99 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 85 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 83 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 82 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 81 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 80 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wookey
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 Wookey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wookey are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 3,945 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wookey?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wookey?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:54.
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.