Birds of Upper Hartfield
What has actually been seen around Upper Hartfield: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 18,569 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 106 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Upper Hartfield
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Upper Hartfield (East Sussex) since 2010, across 18,569 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Upper Hartfield is a garden-bird place: 88% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird 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 May and are lowest in September — about 13.3 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.
Forest Row, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (171 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Upper Hartfield than there include European Stonechat, Willow Warbler, Common Redstart and Common Linnet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Upper Hartfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 745 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 728 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 686 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 679 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 674 |
| 6 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 633 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 617 |
| 8 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 616 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 573 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 568 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 560 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 542 |
| 13 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 463 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 440 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 435 |
| 16 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 425 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 414 |
| 18 | Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus | 413 |
| 19 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 374 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 358 |
Records by month
What to put out in Upper Hartfield
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 Upper Hartfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Upper Hartfield are Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Wren, based on 18,569 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Upper Hartfield?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Upper Hartfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.