Birds of Kelvedon Hatch
What has actually been seen around Kelvedon Hatch: 114 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 114 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,114 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Jackdaw
- Busiest month
- November
- Elevation
- 103 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Kelvedon Hatch
114 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kelvedon Hatch (Essex) since 2010, across 5,114 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Kelvedon Hatch is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel. 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 November and are lowest in September — about 4.0 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.
Chipping Ongar, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (92 against 114). Birds logged far more often around Kelvedon Hatch than there include Black-headed Gull, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Coot and Tufted Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kelvedon Hatch
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 221 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 215 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 174 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 163 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 162 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 159 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 142 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 131 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 129 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 127 |
| 11 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 111 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 109 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 106 |
| 14 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 103 |
| 15 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 98 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 98 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 96 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 93 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 90 |
| 20 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 88 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kelvedon Hatch
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Essex
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 Kelvedon Hatch?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kelvedon Hatch are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 5,114 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kelvedon Hatch?
114 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kelvedon Hatch?
Observation records peak in November and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.