Birds of Highcoems
What has actually been seen around Highcoems: 99 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 99 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,706 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 135 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Highcoems
99 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Highcoems (Hampshire) since 2010, across 2,706 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Blackbird.
Highcoems is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in December — about 8.1 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.
Burghclere, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (126 against 99). Birds logged far more often around Highcoems than there include Common Pheasant and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Highcoems
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 195 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 187 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 161 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 149 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 140 |
| 6 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 115 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 108 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 84 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 77 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 77 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 74 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 70 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 55 |
| 14 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 54 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 53 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 51 |
| 17 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 47 |
| 18 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 45 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 45 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 39 |
Records by month
What to put out in Highcoems
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 Highcoems?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Highcoems are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Jackdaw, based on 2,706 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Highcoems?
99 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Highcoems?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. 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.