Birds of Hartley Wintney
What has actually been seen around Hartley Wintney: 132 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 132 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,940 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Hartley Wintney
132 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hartley Wintney (Hampshire) since 2010, across 7,940 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Hartley Wintney is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 May and are lowest in November — about 3.5 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.
Hook, 5 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (133 against 132). Birds logged far more often around Hartley Wintney than there include Graylag Goose and Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hartley Wintney
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 350 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 342 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 276 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 272 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 271 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 241 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 238 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 212 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 211 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 201 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 171 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 171 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 162 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 150 |
| 15 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 143 |
| 16 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 141 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 129 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 123 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 121 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 118 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hartley Wintney
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 Hartley Wintney?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hartley Wintney are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 7,940 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hartley Wintney?
132 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hartley Wintney?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.