Birds of Blackburn
What has actually been seen around Blackburn: 90 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 90 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,309 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- August
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.7 h
What the records say about Blackburn
90 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 1,309 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Common Pheasant.
Blackburn is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Rook and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 August and are lowest in October — about 23.7 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.
Kintore, 5 km to the north-west, has more species on record (104 against 90). Birds logged far more often around Blackburn than there include Carrion Crow and Common Pheasant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 57 min at midsummer to 6 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:11 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Blackburn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 307 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 106 |
| 3 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 102 |
| 4 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 54 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 51 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 47 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 44 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 43 |
| 9 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 31 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 25 |
| 11 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 21 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 20 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 19 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 19 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 18 |
| 16 | Common GullLarus canus | 17 |
| 17 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 16 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 16 |
| 19 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 15 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 15 |
Records by month
What to put out in Blackburn
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 Blackburn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Blackburn are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Rook, Robin and Blackbird, based on 1,309 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Blackburn?
90 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Blackburn?
Observation records peak in August and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:11.
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.