Birds of Preston Candover
What has actually been seen around Preston Candover: 100 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 100 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,645 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 102 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Preston Candover
100 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Preston Candover (Hampshire) since 2010, across 2,645 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite and Woodpigeon.
Preston Candover is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit and Blackbird 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. 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 March and are lowest in October — about 7.7 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.
Bentworth, 6 km to the east, has fewer species on record (86 against 100). Birds logged far more often around Preston Candover than there include Common Raven.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:48 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Preston Candover
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 339 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 92 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 82 |
| 4 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 81 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 80 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 79 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 79 |
| 8 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 74 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 72 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 69 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 68 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 68 |
| 13 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 61 |
| 14 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 57 |
| 15 | Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa | 56 |
| 16 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 56 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 50 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 47 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 47 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 46 |
Records by month
What to put out in Preston Candover
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 Preston Candover?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Preston Candover are Woodpigeon, Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin, based on 2,645 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Preston Candover?
100 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Preston Candover?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in October. 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.