Birds of Hinton
What has actually been seen around Hinton: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,784 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Common Buzzard
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 110 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Hinton
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hinton (South Gloucestershire) since 2010, across 12,784 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Hinton is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 April and are lowest in September — about 6.7 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.
Pucklechurch, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (147 against 157). Birds logged far more often around Hinton than there include Common Pheasant, Yellowhammer, Eurasian Skylark and Common Linnet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:51 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hinton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 528 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 443 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 441 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 415 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 404 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 384 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 356 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 349 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 330 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 324 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 313 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 302 |
| 13 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 292 |
| 14 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 290 |
| 15 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 290 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 274 |
| 17 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 240 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 238 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 233 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 231 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hinton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for South Gloucestershire
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 Hinton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hinton are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Robin, based on 12,784 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hinton?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hinton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:51.
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.