Birds of Horam
What has actually been seen around Horam: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 111 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 15,417 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- August
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Horam
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Horam (East Sussex) since 2010, across 15,417 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Horam is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 August and are lowest in December — about 4.4 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.
Heathfield, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (110 against 111).
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 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 Horam
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 639 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 581 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 542 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 539 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 529 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 492 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 478 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 459 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 434 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 411 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 404 |
| 12 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 400 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 397 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 388 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 386 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 377 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 362 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 331 |
| 19 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 310 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 295 |
Records by month
What to put out in Horam
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 Horam?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Horam are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Jackdaw, based on 15,417 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Horam?
111 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Horam?
Observation records peak in August and are lowest in December. 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.