Birds of Broad Hinton
What has actually been seen around Broad Hinton: 101 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 101 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,318 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 191 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Broad Hinton
101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Broad Hinton (Wiltshire) since 2010, across 2,318 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Broad Hinton is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Eurasian Skylark make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in October and are lowest in September — about 8.5 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.
Wroughton, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (146 against 101). Birds logged far more often around Broad Hinton than there include Eurasian Skylark, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer and Common Kestrel.
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Broad Hinton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 337 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 106 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 99 |
| 4 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 93 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 78 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 73 |
| 7 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 69 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 63 |
| 9 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra | 58 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 57 |
| 11 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 52 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 50 |
| 13 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 50 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 49 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 48 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 47 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 46 |
| 18 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 45 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 44 |
| 20 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 43 |
Records by month
What to put out in Broad Hinton
Seasonal bird notes for Wiltshire
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 Broad Hinton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Broad Hinton are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Eurasian Skylark and Chaffinch, based on 2,318 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Broad Hinton?
101 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Broad Hinton?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.
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.