Birds of Hartpury
What has actually been seen around Hartpury: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,433 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 37 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Hartpury
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hartpury (Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 5,433 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Hartpury is a garden-bird place: 68% 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 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, Red Kite 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 August — about 7.8 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.
Corse, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (117 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Hartpury than there include Common Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hartpury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 387 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 213 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 213 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 209 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 204 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 200 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 174 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 173 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 153 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 136 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 131 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 115 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 108 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 107 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 100 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 96 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 94 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 86 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 82 |
| 20 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 82 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hartpury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Gloucestershire
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 Hartpury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hartpury are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit and Blackbird, based on 5,433 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hartpury?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hartpury?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:48.
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.