Birds of Hildenborough
What has actually been seen around Hildenborough: 134 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 134 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,651 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Hildenborough
134 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hildenborough (Kent) since 2010, across 6,651 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Hildenborough is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite.
Records peak in January and are lowest in November — about 4.7 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.
Tonbridge, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (141 against 134). Birds logged far more often around Hildenborough than there include Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hildenborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 314 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 291 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 265 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 259 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 256 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 253 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 241 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 189 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 185 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 157 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 132 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 128 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 122 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 117 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 115 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 112 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 111 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 108 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 106 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 104 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hildenborough
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Kent
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 Hildenborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hildenborough are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 6,651 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hildenborough?
134 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hildenborough?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.