Birds of Hunwick
What has actually been seen around Hunwick: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 30,505 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 128 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Hunwick
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hunwick (County Durham) since 2010, across 30,505 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Hunwick is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in October — about 3.3 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.
Willington, 3 km to the north, has fewer species on record (106 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Hunwick than there include Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose and Common Reed Bunting.
Daylight runs from 17 h 18 min at midsummer to 7 h 14 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hunwick
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,632 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,593 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,248 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,100 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,085 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,029 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 961 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 921 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 908 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 840 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 835 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 725 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 645 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 637 |
| 15 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 585 |
| 16 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 576 |
| 17 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 567 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 550 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 545 |
| 20 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 536 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hunwick
Seasonal bird notes for County Durham
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 Hunwick?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hunwick are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Robin, based on 30,505 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hunwick?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hunwick?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.
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.