Birds of Battle
What has actually been seen around Battle: 113 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 113 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,932 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Battle
113 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Battle (East Sussex) since 2010, across 5,932 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Battle is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 May and are lowest in November — about 2.9 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.
Crowhurst, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (168 against 113). Birds logged far more often around Battle than there include Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Battle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 283 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 279 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 260 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 234 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 232 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 205 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 201 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 191 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 187 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 173 |
| 11 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 172 |
| 12 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 155 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 155 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 145 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 143 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 141 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 130 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 117 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 115 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 114 |
Records by month
What to put out in Battle
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for East Sussex
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 Battle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Battle are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie and Blackbird, based on 5,932 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Battle?
113 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Battle?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.