Birds of Hailsham
What has actually been seen around Hailsham: 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
- 12,210 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Hailsham
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hailsham (East Sussex) since 2010, across 12,210 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Hailsham is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 September — about 6.4 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.
Pevensey, 7 km to the south-east, has more species on record (206 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Hailsham than there include Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest and Hooded Crow.
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hailsham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 493 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 451 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 443 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 407 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 405 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 383 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 375 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 351 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 345 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 343 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 329 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 281 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 266 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 228 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 227 |
| 16 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 212 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 206 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 201 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 191 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 187 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hailsham
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 Hailsham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hailsham are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 12,210 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hailsham?
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 Hailsham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.