Birds of Mount Hawke
What has actually been seen around Mount Hawke: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,414 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 115 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.4 h / 8 h
What the records say about Mount Hawke
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Mount Hawke (Cornwall) since 2010, across 5,414 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow.
Mount Hawke 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. Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 June and are lowest in January — about 8.0 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.
Saint Agnes, 3 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (121 against 125).
Daylight runs from 16 h 25 min at midsummer to 8 h 2 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:29 in mid-April and 5:09 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Mount Hawke
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 344 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 295 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 269 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 235 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 206 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 199 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 184 |
| 8 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 179 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 160 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 158 |
| 11 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 156 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 146 |
| 13 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 146 |
| 14 | Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis | 133 |
| 15 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 129 |
| 16 | Eurasian Rock PipitAnthus petrosus | 129 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 122 |
| 18 | Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | 120 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 98 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 92 |
Records by month
What to put out in Mount Hawke
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
- Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
- Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
- Woodpigeon
Seed mix
- Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
- Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
- House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Seasonal bird notes for Cornwall
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 Mount Hawke?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Mount Hawke are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Goldfinch, based on 5,414 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Mount Hawke?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Mount Hawke?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 5:09.
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.