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Birds of Brymbo

What has actually been seen around Brymbo: 156 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
156 within 5 km
Observation records
9,257 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Woodpigeon
Busiest month
May
Elevation
248 m
Daylight, June / December
16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Brymbo

156 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brymbo (Wrexham) since 2010, across 9,257 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.

Brymbo is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 September — about 13.9 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.

Wrexham, 6 km to the south-east, has more species on record (162 against 156). Birds logged far more often around Brymbo than there include Willow Grouse, Meadow Pipit, Common Pheasant and European Stonechat.

At about 248 m above sea level, Brymbo sits higher than most places in Wrexham. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.

Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Brymbo

#BirdRecords
1WoodpigeonColumba palumbus580
2BlackbirdTurdus merula569
3RobinErithacus rubecula278
4House SparrowPasser domesticus274
5Carrion CrowCorvus corone272
6MagpiePica pica255
7JackdawColoeus monedula255
8Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus248
9Common BuzzardButeo buteo227
10WrenTroglodytes troglodytes208
11Willow GrouseLagopus lagopus198
12Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis182
13ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita180
14StarlingSturnus vulgaris167
15Great TitParus major165
16ChaffinchFringilla coelebs162
17GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis140
18Canada GooseBranta canadensis139
19SwiftApus apus136
20MallardAnas platyrhynchos127

Records by month

What to put out in Brymbo

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

Seasonal bird notes for Wrexham

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 Brymbo?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brymbo are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow and Carrion Crow, based on 9,257 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Brymbo?

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

When is the best month for birds in Brymbo?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.