Birds of Four Marks
What has actually been seen around Four Marks: 81 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 81 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 938 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 179 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Four Marks
81 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Four Marks (Hampshire) since 2010, across 938 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Four Marks 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, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Barn Owl. 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 June and are lowest in November — about 18.7 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.
Bentworth, 6 km to the north, has more species on record (86 against 81).
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Four Marks
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 56 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 51 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 48 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 48 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 40 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 36 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 35 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 34 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 30 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 27 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 27 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 27 |
| 14 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 27 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 24 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 23 |
| 17 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 19 |
| 18 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 18 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 18 |
| 20 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 17 |
Records by month
What to put out in Four Marks
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 Four Marks?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Four Marks are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin and Great Tit, based on 938 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Four Marks?
81 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Four Marks?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. 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.