Birds of Hedge End
What has actually been seen around Hedge End: 169 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 169 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,897 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Hedge End
169 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hedge End (Hampshire) since 2010, across 17,897 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon.
Hedge End is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 3.6 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.
Bursledon, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (220 against 169). Birds logged far more often around Hedge End than there include Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 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 Hedge End
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,073 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,032 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,008 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 853 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 833 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 777 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 674 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 527 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 493 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 459 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 418 |
| 12 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 410 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 380 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 367 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 359 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 351 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 344 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 335 |
| 19 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 323 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 280 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hedge End
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 Hedge End?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hedge End are Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit and Blackbird, based on 17,897 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hedge End?
169 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hedge End?
Observation records peak in May 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.