Birds of Crowhurst
What has actually been seen around Crowhurst: 168 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 168 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,546 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Crowhurst
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crowhurst (East Sussex) since 2010, across 14,546 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blue Tit.
Crowhurst is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 May and are lowest in November — about 7.5 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.
Battle, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (113 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Crowhurst than there include Rock Pigeon, Cetti's Warbler, Mute Swan and Common Reed Bunting.
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 Crowhurst
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 652 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 548 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 547 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 521 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 513 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 493 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 433 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 380 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 374 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 372 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 327 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 311 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 308 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 306 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 286 |
| 16 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 266 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 246 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 233 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 230 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 225 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crowhurst
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 Crowhurst?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crowhurst are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird, based on 14,546 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crowhurst?
168 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crowhurst?
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.