Birds of Hook
What has actually been seen around Hook: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,011 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 82 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Hook
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hook (Hampshire) since 2010, across 13,011 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Hook 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, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 2.1 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.
Odiham, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (124 against 133).
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 4:47 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hook
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 490 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 482 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 413 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 412 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 387 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 383 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 379 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 360 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 352 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 318 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 295 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 294 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 282 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 261 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 255 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 255 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 244 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 238 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 224 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 216 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hook
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 Hook?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hook are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Wren, based on 13,011 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hook?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hook?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:47.
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.