Birds of Crow Hill
What has actually been seen around Crow Hill: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 634 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Crow Hill
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crow Hill (Herefordshire) since 2010, across 634 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Crow Hill is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 October — about 31.0 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.
Ross on Wye, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (111 against 102).
Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Crow Hill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 38 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 30 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 29 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 25 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 24 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 21 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 18 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 16 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 16 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 15 |
| 11 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 15 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 14 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 13 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 13 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 13 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 13 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 11 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 10 |
| 19 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 10 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 10 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crow Hill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Herefordshire
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 Crow Hill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crow Hill are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit and Blue Tit, based on 634 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crow Hill?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crow Hill?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. 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.