Birds of Cults
What has actually been seen around Cults: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,881 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.9 h / 6.7 h
What the records say about Cults
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cults (Aberdeen City) since 2010, across 16,881 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
Cults is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 May and are lowest in September — about 3.4 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.
Aberdeen, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (239 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Cults than there include Little Grebe, Waxwing, Eurasian Wigeon and Tufted Duck.
Daylight runs from 17 h 56 min at midsummer to 6 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:12 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cults
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 868 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 847 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 796 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 773 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 768 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 752 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 694 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 514 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 494 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 469 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 464 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 455 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 453 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 395 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 394 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 362 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 349 |
| 18 | SwiftApus apus | 334 |
| 19 | Common GullLarus canus | 273 |
| 20 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 250 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cults
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Aberdeen City
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 Cults?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cults are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 16,881 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cults?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cults?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:12.
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.