Birds of Inverurie
What has actually been seen around Inverurie: 108 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 108 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,004 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 63 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Inverurie
108 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Inverurie (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 1,004 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Swift.
Inverurie is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Osprey. 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 94.0 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, 6 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (104 against 108).
Daylight runs from 17 h 58 min at midsummer to 6 h 39 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 Inverurie
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 50 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 45 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 34 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 34 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 34 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 33 |
| 7 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 32 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 28 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 25 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 24 |
| 11 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 24 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 23 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 23 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 22 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 22 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 21 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 19 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 18 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 18 |
| 20 | WaxwingBombycilla garrulus | 17 |
Records by month
What to put out in Inverurie
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 Inverurie?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Inverurie are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Starling and Blue Tit, based on 1,004 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Inverurie?
108 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Inverurie?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.