Birds of Market Lavington
What has actually been seen around Market Lavington: 82 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 82 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 953 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Market Lavington
82 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Market Lavington (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 953 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift and Woodpigeon.
Market Lavington is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard. 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 December — about 13.2 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.
Urchfont, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (81 against 82).
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Market Lavington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 67 |
| 2 | SwiftApus apus | 49 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 44 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 39 |
| 5 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 38 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 37 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 33 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 30 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 29 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 28 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 28 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 24 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 23 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 22 |
| 15 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 21 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 20 |
| 17 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 19 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 18 |
| 19 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 17 |
| 20 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 17 |
Records by month
What to put out in Market Lavington
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 Market Lavington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Market Lavington are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Robin and Goldfinch, based on 953 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Market Lavington?
82 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Market Lavington?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. 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.