Birds of Sherston
What has actually been seen around Sherston: 83 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 83 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,951 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 116 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Sherston
83 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Sherston (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 1,951 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow.
Sherston is a garden-bird place: 88% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 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 May and are lowest in December — about 4.4 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.
Hullavington, 6 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (83 against 83). Birds logged far more often around Sherston than there include Nuthatch and Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:50 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Sherston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 137 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 112 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 107 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 106 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 99 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 97 |
| 7 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 90 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 90 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 68 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 67 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 64 |
| 12 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 50 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 47 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 46 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 45 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 43 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 40 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 35 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 33 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 31 |
Records by month
What to put out in Sherston
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 Sherston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Sherston are Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Great Tit, based on 1,951 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Sherston?
83 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Sherston?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:50.
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.