Birds of Yeovil
What has actually been seen around Yeovil: 132 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 132 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,071 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 55 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Yeovil
132 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Yeovil (Somerset) since 2010, across 10,071 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Yeovil is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 5.5 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.
Bradford Abbas, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (138 against 132).
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 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 Yeovil
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 497 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 482 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 454 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 451 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 399 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 378 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 362 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 352 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 346 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 344 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 343 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 320 |
| 13 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 266 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 249 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 208 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 187 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 186 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 185 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 180 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 162 |
Records by month
What to put out in Yeovil
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 Yeovil?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Yeovil are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 10,071 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Yeovil?
132 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Yeovil?
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.