Birds of Alderbury
What has actually been seen around Alderbury: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 129 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,636 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 94 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Alderbury
129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Alderbury (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 12,636 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Alderbury is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 May and are lowest in January — about 7.6 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.
Pitton, 5 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (107 against 129).
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Alderbury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 609 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 586 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 475 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 459 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 459 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 399 |
| 7 | SwiftApus apus | 390 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 386 |
| 9 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 381 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 365 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 364 |
| 12 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 363 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 316 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 307 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 291 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 289 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 287 |
| 18 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 281 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 276 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 233 |
Records by month
What to put out in Alderbury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Wiltshire
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 Alderbury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Alderbury are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 12,636 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Alderbury?
129 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Alderbury?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. 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.