Birds of Bishops Waltham
What has actually been seen around Bishops Waltham: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,708 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Bishops Waltham
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bishops Waltham (Hampshire) since 2010, across 7,708 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Bishops Waltham is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird 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 April and are lowest in November — about 5.7 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.
Upham, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (118 against 102). Birds logged far more often around Bishops Waltham than there include Mediterranean Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bishops Waltham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 458 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 384 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 380 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 379 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 368 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 334 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 323 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 301 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 277 |
| 10 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 227 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 227 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 226 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 196 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 184 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 183 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 162 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 151 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 145 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 142 |
| 20 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 131 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bishops Waltham
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Hampshire
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 Bishops Waltham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bishops Waltham are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 7,708 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bishops Waltham?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bishops Waltham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.