Birds of Old Basing
What has actually been seen around Old Basing: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 41,949 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 79 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Old Basing
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Old Basing (Hampshire) since 2010, across 41,949 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Old Basing is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 February — about 1.8 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.
Basingstoke, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (178 against 157).
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 Old Basing
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,946 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,704 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,700 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,651 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,568 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 1,510 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,333 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,272 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,216 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,214 |
| 11 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 1,177 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,060 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 957 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 885 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 866 |
| 16 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 859 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 833 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 820 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 817 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 804 |
Records by month
What to put out in Old Basing
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 Old Basing?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Old Basing are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 41,949 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Old Basing?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Old Basing?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. 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.