Birds of Purton
What has actually been seen around Purton: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,283 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 105 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Purton
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Purton (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 8,283 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
Purton is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 April and are lowest in July — about 4.8 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.
Royal Wootton Bassett, 6 km to the south, has fewer species on record (111 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Purton than there include Eurasian Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Northern Wheatear.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Purton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 784 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 387 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 370 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 307 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 294 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 270 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 266 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 243 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 213 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 199 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 191 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 172 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 169 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 169 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 159 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 154 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 154 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 152 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 143 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 143 |
Records by month
What to put out in Purton
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 Purton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Purton are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird, based on 8,283 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Purton?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Purton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.