Birds of Hope
What has actually been seen around Hope: 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
- 3,593 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 87 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Hope
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hope (Flintshire) since 2010, across 3,593 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Hope is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 January and are lowest in September — about 9.3 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.
Penyffordd, 4 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (109 against 111). Birds logged far more often around Hope than there include Jay, Nuthatch, Tree Sparrow and Treecreeper.
Daylight runs from 16 h 58 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hope
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 311 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 309 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 209 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 162 |
| 5 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 150 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 149 |
| 7 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 148 |
| 8 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 128 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 118 |
| 10 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 115 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 94 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 85 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 83 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 79 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 79 |
| 16 | Tree SparrowPasser montanus | 78 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 73 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 61 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 61 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 59 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hope
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Flintshire
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 Hope?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hope are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Jay, based on 3,593 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hope?
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 Hope?
Observation records peak in January 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.