Birds of Waterlooville
What has actually been seen around Waterlooville: 186 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 186 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,625 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Waterlooville
186 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Waterlooville (Hampshire) since 2010, across 14,625 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Waterlooville is a garden-bird place: 63% 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.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 January and are lowest in November — about 4.2 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.
Denmead, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (126 against 186). Birds logged far more often around Waterlooville than there include Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Little Grebe and Common Redshank.
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Waterlooville
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 804 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 600 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 513 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 505 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 504 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 495 |
| 7 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 423 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 386 |
| 9 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 361 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 361 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 339 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 278 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 277 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 273 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 236 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 235 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 225 |
| 18 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 216 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 202 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 197 |
Records by month
What to put out in Waterlooville
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 Waterlooville?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Waterlooville are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 14,625 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Waterlooville?
186 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Waterlooville?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.