Birds of Yate
What has actually been seen around Yate: 169 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 169 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 29,005 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Yate
169 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Yate (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 29,005 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Yate is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Chiffchaff make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 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 April and are lowest in October — about 4.1 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.
Iron Acton, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (157 against 169). Birds logged far more often around Yate than there include Common Redstart, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat and Northern Wheatear.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 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 Yate
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 996 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 948 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 877 |
| 4 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 853 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 845 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 810 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 808 |
| 8 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 807 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 755 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 683 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 645 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 617 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 604 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 602 |
| 15 | Common WhitethroatSylvia communis | 552 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 530 |
| 17 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 493 |
| 18 | Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus | 488 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 482 |
| 20 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 466 |
Records by month
What to put out in Yate
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 Yate?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Yate are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff and Blue Tit, based on 29,005 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Yate?
169 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Yate?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.