Birds of Halesworth
What has actually been seen around Halesworth: 132 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 132 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,627 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 22 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Halesworth
132 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Halesworth (Suffolk) since 2010, across 16,627 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blue Tit.
Halesworth is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 November — about 8.9 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.
Cookley, 5 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (123 against 132). Birds logged far more often around Halesworth than there include Garden Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Halesworth
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 719 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 659 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 630 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 623 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 611 |
| 6 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 552 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 525 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 495 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 483 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 461 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 436 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 429 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 425 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 424 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 408 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 406 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 367 |
| 18 | SwiftApus apus | 365 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 353 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 348 |
Records by month
What to put out in Halesworth
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Suffolk
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 Halesworth?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Halesworth are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin, based on 16,627 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Halesworth?
132 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Halesworth?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.