Birds of Bar Hill
What has actually been seen around Bar Hill: 179 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 179 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 61,867 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Bar Hill
179 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bar Hill (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 61,867 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Bar Hill is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird 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 Red Kite.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — 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.
Longstanton, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (197 against 179).
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bar Hill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 3,170 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,520 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,473 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,445 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 2,028 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,905 |
| 7 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,898 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,859 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,792 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,774 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,758 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,720 |
| 13 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,650 |
| 14 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 1,523 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,393 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,323 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 1,245 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,133 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 1,107 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 957 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bar Hill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cambridgeshire
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 Bar Hill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bar Hill are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 61,867 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bar Hill?
179 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bar Hill?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.