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Birds of Charfield

What has actually been seen around Charfield: 141 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
141 within 5 km
Observation records
10,054 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Woodpigeon
Busiest month
June
Elevation
49 m
Daylight, June / December
16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Charfield

141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Charfield (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 10,054 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.

Charfield is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.

Records peak in June and are lowest in September — about 5.0 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.

Wickwar, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (152 against 141).

Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Charfield

#BirdRecords
1WoodpigeonColumba palumbus536
2BlackbirdTurdus merula502
3RobinErithacus rubecula389
4MagpiePica pica360
5JackdawColoeus monedula332
6Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus322
7House SparrowPasser domesticus309
8Common BuzzardButeo buteo296
9Carrion CrowCorvus corone270
10Great TitParus major269
11Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus269
12Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus255
13MallardAnas platyrhynchos249
14GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis245
15Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major228
16WrenTroglodytes troglodytes223
17ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita194
18Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto187
19SwiftApus apus180
20DunnockPrunella modularis175

Records by month

What to put out in Charfield

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Seasonal bird notes for South Gloucestershire

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 Charfield?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Charfield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Jackdaw, based on 10,054 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Charfield?

141 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Charfield?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.