Birds of Insch
What has actually been seen around Insch: 78 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 78 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 566 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Coal Tit
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 129 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Insch
78 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Insch (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 566 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Coal Tit, Great Tit and Blue Tit.
Insch is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and White-tailed Eagle. 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 36.7 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.
Alford, 13 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (81 against 78). Birds logged far more often around Insch than there include Great Tit.
Daylight runs from 17 h 59 min at midsummer to 6 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:12 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Insch
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 60 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 60 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 50 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 34 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 24 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 20 |
| 7 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 18 |
| 8 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 16 |
| 9 | Tree SparrowPasser montanus | 14 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 12 |
| 11 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 12 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 12 |
| 13 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 11 |
| 14 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 10 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 10 |
| 16 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 10 |
| 17 | Common QuailCoturnix coturnix | 9 |
| 18 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 9 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 8 |
| 20 | Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus | 7 |
Records by month
What to put out in Insch
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 Insch?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Insch are Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch and Wren, based on 566 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Insch?
78 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Insch?
Observation records peak in January 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.