Birds of Colerne
What has actually been seen around Colerne: 144 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 144 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,641 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 164 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Colerne
144 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Colerne (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 31,641 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Great Tit and Blue Tit.
Colerne is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 January and are lowest in August — about 2.0 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.
Marshfield, 5 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (146 against 144). Birds logged far more often around Colerne than there include Coal Tit.
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 Colerne
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,390 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 1,311 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,284 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,107 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 938 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 883 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 862 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 859 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 809 |
| 10 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra | 782 |
| 11 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 773 |
| 12 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 752 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 742 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 740 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 701 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 699 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 666 |
| 18 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 656 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 610 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 604 |
Records by month
What to put out in Colerne
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 Colerne?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Colerne are Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin and Chaffinch, based on 31,641 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Colerne?
144 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Colerne?
Observation records peak in January 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.