Birds of Harby
What has actually been seen around Harby: 122 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 122 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,544 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 53 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Harby
122 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Harby (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 7,544 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Blackbird.
Harby is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Chaffinch and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 May and are lowest in October — 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.
Long Clawson, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (133 against 122).
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Harby
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 245 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 220 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 219 |
| 4 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 217 |
| 5 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 201 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 190 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 189 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 184 |
| 9 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 183 |
| 10 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 179 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 176 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 174 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 169 |
| 15 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 163 |
| 16 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 163 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 156 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 152 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 137 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 136 |
Records by month
What to put out in Harby
Seasonal bird notes for Leicestershire
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 Harby?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Harby are Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Chaffinch, Robin and Chiffchaff, based on 7,544 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Harby?
122 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Harby?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.