Birds of Odiham
What has actually been seen around Odiham: 124 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 124 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,914 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 96 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Odiham
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Odiham (Hampshire) since 2010, across 5,914 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Red Kite and Blackbird.
Odiham is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 3.4 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, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (133 against 124). Birds logged far more often around Odiham 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 4:47 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Odiham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 245 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 243 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 189 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 187 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 186 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 172 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 168 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 160 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 158 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 131 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 127 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 126 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 123 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 118 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 116 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 112 |
| 17 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 112 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 108 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 92 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 92 |
Records by month
What to put out in Odiham
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 Odiham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Odiham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 5,914 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Odiham?
124 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Odiham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. 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.