Birds of Great Hanwood
What has actually been seen around Great Hanwood: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,373 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Great Hanwood
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Hanwood (Shropshire) since 2010, across 8,373 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Great Hanwood is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 January and are lowest in September — about 5.9 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.
Bayston Hill, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (161 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Great Hanwood than there include Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon and Northern Shoveler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Hanwood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 540 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 456 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 456 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 426 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 402 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 347 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 341 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 295 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 209 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 202 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 202 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 189 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 183 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 183 |
| 15 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 166 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 163 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 158 |
| 18 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 153 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 143 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 134 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Hanwood
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Shropshire
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 Great Hanwood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Hanwood are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 8,373 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Hanwood?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Hanwood?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.