Birds of Aboyne
What has actually been seen around Aboyne: 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
- 1,101 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Western Capercaillie
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 128 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.9 h / 6.7 h
What the records say about Aboyne
101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 1,101 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Western Capercaillie, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Aboyne is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Coal Tit and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 December — about 13.4 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.
Tarland, 8 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (103 against 101). Birds logged far more often around Aboyne than there include Western Capercaillie and Swift.
Daylight runs from 17 h 55 min at midsummer to 6 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:15 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Aboyne
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus | 125 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 46 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 39 |
| 4 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 38 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 34 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 33 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 33 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 33 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 25 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 25 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 24 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 22 |
| 13 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 21 |
| 14 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 20 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 20 |
| 16 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 20 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 20 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 19 |
| 19 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 18 |
| 20 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 18 |
Records by month
What to put out in Aboyne
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Aberdeenshire
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 Aboyne?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Aboyne are Robin, Woodpigeon, Coal Tit, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 1,101 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Aboyne?
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 Aboyne?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:15.
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.