Birds of Marshfield
What has actually been seen around Marshfield: 146 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 146 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 32,766 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 186 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Marshfield
146 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Marshfield (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 32,766 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting.
Marshfield is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Eurasian Skylark and Common Linnet make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 August — about 2.7 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.
Colerne, 5 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (144 against 146).
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 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 Marshfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,280 |
| 2 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 1,160 |
| 3 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra | 1,102 |
| 4 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 1,054 |
| 5 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 949 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 864 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 863 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 833 |
| 9 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 817 |
| 10 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 804 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 753 |
| 12 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 706 |
| 13 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 618 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 612 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 605 |
| 16 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 592 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 590 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 581 |
| 19 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 575 |
| 20 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 567 |
Records by month
What to put out in Marshfield
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 Marshfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Marshfield are Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Eurasian Skylark, Common Linnet and Woodpigeon, based on 32,766 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Marshfield?
146 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Marshfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.
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.