Birds of Hindolveston
What has actually been seen around Hindolveston: 142 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 142 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,646 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- July
- Elevation
- 66 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Hindolveston
142 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hindolveston (Norfolk) since 2010, across 8,646 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Woodpigeon and Yellowhammer.
Hindolveston 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. Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Common Linnet and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 July and are lowest in December — about 21.6 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.
Briston, 4 km to the north-east, has more species on record (147 against 142). Birds logged far more often around Hindolveston than there include Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Hobby and Garden Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 54 min at midsummer to 7 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hindolveston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 431 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 409 |
| 3 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 369 |
| 4 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 314 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 310 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 291 |
| 7 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 259 |
| 8 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 248 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 247 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 232 |
| 11 | SwiftApus apus | 219 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 213 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 206 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 198 |
| 15 | Common WhitethroatSylvia communis | 191 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 182 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 175 |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 174 |
| 19 | Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus | 167 |
| 20 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 157 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hindolveston
Seasonal bird notes for Norfolk
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 Hindolveston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hindolveston are Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Common Linnet, Blackbird and Goldfinch, based on 8,646 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hindolveston?
142 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hindolveston?
Observation records peak in July and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.