Birds of New Milton
What has actually been seen around New Milton: 144 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 144 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,930 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- July
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about New Milton
144 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of New Milton (Hampshire) since 2010, across 4,930 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow.
New Milton is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in July and are lowest in October — 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.
Sway, 6 km to the north-east, has more species on record (161 against 144). Birds logged far more often around New Milton than there include Swift, Great Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Rock Pipit and Purple Sandpiper.
Daylight runs from 16 h 30 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:52 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near New Milton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 233 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 211 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 208 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 203 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 182 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 161 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 146 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 139 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 133 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 123 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 120 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 116 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 115 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 112 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 109 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 100 |
| 17 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 96 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 92 |
| 19 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 78 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 76 |
Records by month
What to put out in New Milton
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 New Milton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of New Milton are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 4,930 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near New Milton?
144 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in New Milton?
Observation records peak in July and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:52.
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.