Birds of Clare
What has actually been seen around Clare: 88 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 88 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 781 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- December
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Clare
88 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clare (Suffolk) since 2010, across 781 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Common Buzzard.
Clare is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Barn Owl. 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 December and are lowest in January — about 6.5 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.
Stoke by Clare, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (103 against 88).
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Clare
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 66 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 26 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 25 |
| 4 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 24 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 23 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 23 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 21 |
| 8 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 20 |
| 9 | FieldfareTurdus pilaris | 19 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 19 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 18 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 18 |
| 13 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 16 |
| 14 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 16 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 16 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 14 |
| 17 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 14 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 13 |
| 19 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 13 |
| 20 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 13 |
Records by month
What to put out in Clare
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Suffolk
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 Clare?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clare are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Bullfinch, based on 781 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Clare?
88 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Clare?
Observation records peak in December and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.