Birds of Hinckley
What has actually been seen around Hinckley: 176 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 176 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,489 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- August
- Elevation
- 113 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Hinckley
176 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hinckley (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 10,489 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Carrion Crow.
Hinckley is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 August and are lowest in October — about 4.1 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.
Stoke Golding, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (157 against 176). Birds logged far more often around Hinckley than there include Little Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hinckley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 688 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 569 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 404 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 337 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 312 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 308 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 305 |
| 8 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 265 |
| 9 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 262 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 248 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 241 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 225 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 215 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 206 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 196 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 185 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 178 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 172 |
| 19 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 168 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 161 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hinckley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Hinckley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hinckley are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird, based on 10,489 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hinckley?
176 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hinckley?
Observation records peak in August and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.