Birds of Mangotsfield
What has actually been seen around Mangotsfield: 172 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 172 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 141,456 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 74 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Mangotsfield
172 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Mangotsfield (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 141,456 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Mangotsfield 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 July — about 3.0 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.
Kingswood, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (176 against 172).
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Mangotsfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 6,572 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 6,346 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 6,086 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 6,033 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 6,011 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 5,508 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 4,765 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 4,473 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 4,239 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 4,002 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,885 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 3,469 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 3,439 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 3,395 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 3,393 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 3,358 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 2,993 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 2,924 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,762 |
| 20 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 2,718 |
Records by month
What to put out in Mangotsfield
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 Mangotsfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Mangotsfield are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 141,456 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Mangotsfield?
172 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Mangotsfield?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.