Birds of East Meon
What has actually been seen around East Meon: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,088 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Pheasant
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 117 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about East Meon
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of East Meon (Hampshire) since 2010, across 4,088 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Pheasant, Woodpigeon and Red Kite.
East Meon is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 October and are lowest in December — about 13.2 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.
West Meon, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (111 against 115). Birds logged far more often around East Meon than there include Great Egret and Cattle Egret.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near East Meon
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 216 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 208 |
| 3 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 169 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 157 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 156 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 150 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 130 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 120 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 120 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 117 |
| 11 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 117 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 110 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 103 |
| 14 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 100 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 92 |
| 16 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 91 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 89 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 89 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 89 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 86 |
Records by month
What to put out in East Meon
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 East Meon?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of East Meon are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 4,088 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near East Meon?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in East Meon?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in December. 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.