Birds of Burley
What has actually been seen around Burley: 148 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 148 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,526 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 55 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Burley
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Burley (Hampshire) since 2010, across 9,526 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Burley is a garden-bird place: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 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 December — about 7.1 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.
Bransgore, 6 km to the south-west, has more species on record (163 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Burley than there include Marsh Tit and Common Redstart.
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Burley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 443 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 440 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 367 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 365 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 346 |
| 6 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 310 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 303 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 278 |
| 9 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 258 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 253 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 252 |
| 12 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 241 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 233 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 232 |
| 15 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 221 |
| 16 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 216 |
| 17 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 215 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 213 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 201 |
| 20 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 189 |
Records by month
What to put out in Burley
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 Burley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Burley are Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Wren, based on 9,526 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Burley?
148 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Burley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.