Birds of Huncote
What has actually been seen around Huncote: 178 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 178 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 23,832 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Huncote
178 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Huncote (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 23,832 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Huncote is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 April and are lowest in December — about 2.5 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.
Cosby, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (158 against 178). Birds logged far more often around Huncote than there include Peregrine Falcon, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveler and Common Pochard.
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 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Huncote
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 841 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 823 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 715 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 685 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 607 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 546 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 546 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 527 |
| 9 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 508 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 466 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 464 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 450 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 437 |
| 14 | RedwingTurdus iliacus | 424 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 409 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 403 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 396 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 388 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 380 |
| 20 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 377 |
Records by month
What to put out in Huncote
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 Huncote?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Huncote are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch and Magpie, based on 23,832 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Huncote?
178 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Huncote?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.