Birds of Hartlebury
What has actually been seen around Hartlebury: 131 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 131 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,874 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 71 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Hartlebury
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hartlebury (Worcestershire) since 2010, across 9,874 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Hartlebury 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, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 January and are lowest in September — about 4.1 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.
Stourport-on-Severn, 3 km to the west, has more species on record (152 against 131). Birds logged far more often around Hartlebury than there include Corn Bunting.
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hartlebury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 386 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 377 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 361 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 345 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 337 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 336 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 305 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 297 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 272 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 254 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 246 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 243 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 232 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 218 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 213 |
| 16 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 206 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 190 |
| 18 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 183 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 183 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 182 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hartlebury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Worcestershire
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 Hartlebury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hartlebury are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 9,874 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hartlebury?
131 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hartlebury?
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.