Birds of Eastleigh
What has actually been seen around Eastleigh: 175 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 175 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 24,955 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Eastleigh
175 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Eastleigh (Hampshire) since 2010, across 24,955 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Magpie.
Eastleigh is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 April and are lowest in November — about 2.9 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.
Fair Oak, 4 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (178 against 175). Birds logged far more often around Eastleigh than there include Black Swan.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:50 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Eastleigh
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,480 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,216 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,152 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,109 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,006 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 890 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 848 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 832 |
| 9 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 695 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 686 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 661 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 576 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 569 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 543 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 495 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 488 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 478 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 436 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 422 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 411 |
Records by month
What to put out in Eastleigh
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 Eastleigh?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Eastleigh are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 24,955 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Eastleigh?
175 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Eastleigh?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:50.
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.