Birds of Huntly
What has actually been seen around Huntly: 86 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 86 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 623 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 127 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Huntly
86 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Huntly (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 623 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Huntly 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. Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Barn Owl and Tawny Owl. 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 October — about 16.8 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.
Bridgend, 6 km to the south, has fewer species on record (60 against 86). Birds logged far more often around Huntly than there include Swift and Barn Swallow.
Daylight runs from 18 h 1 min at midsummer to 6 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:11 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Huntly
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 64 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 37 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 23 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 23 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 22 |
| 6 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 21 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 19 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 19 |
| 9 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 18 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 17 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 17 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 16 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 16 |
| 14 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 15 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 15 |
| 16 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 13 |
| 17 | Common GullLarus canus | 12 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 10 |
| 19 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 9 |
| 20 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 9 |
Records by month
What to put out in Huntly
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 Huntly?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Huntly are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Barn Swallow, based on 623 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Huntly?
86 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Huntly?
Observation records peak in May 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.