Wiltshire · 51.23°N

Birds of Chapmanslade

What has actually been seen around Chapmanslade: 110 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 110 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,268 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: December
Elevation: 125 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Chapmanslade

110 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chapmanslade (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 3,268 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Robin and Woodpigeon.

Chapmanslade is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

8 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 December and are lowest in February — about 7.0 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.

Frome, 5 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (112 against 110).

Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Chapmanslade

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	191
2	RobinErithacus rubecula	161
3	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	161
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	146
5	SwiftApus apus	130
6	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	128
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	104
8	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	99
9	Red KiteMilvus milvus	92
10	MagpiePica pica	87
11	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	85
12	House SparrowPasser domesticus	83
13	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	82
14	Great TitParus major	79
15	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	67
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	67
17	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	60
18	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	59
19	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	59
20	DunnockPrunella modularis	53

Records by month

What to put out in Chapmanslade

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Chapmanslade?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chapmanslade are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 3,268 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Chapmanslade?

110 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Chapmanslade?

Observation records peak in December and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.

Sources

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.