Birds of Hingham
What has actually been seen around Hingham: 112 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 112 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,089 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Hingham
112 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hingham (Norfolk) since 2010, across 6,089 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Hingham 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, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 April and are lowest in September — about 2.6 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.
Great Ellingham, 5 km to the south, has more species on record (136 against 112).
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 716 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 246 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 211 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 202 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 187 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 184 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 176 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 175 |
| 9 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 169 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 162 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 145 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 139 |
| 13 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 131 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 131 |
| 15 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 128 |
| 16 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 122 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 119 |
| 18 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 119 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 119 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 113 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hingham
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 Hingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hingham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 6,089 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hingham?
112 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hingham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.