Birds of Kintore
What has actually been seen around Kintore: 104 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 104 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 670 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mute Swan
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 51 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.7 h
What the records say about Kintore
104 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kintore (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 670 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mute Swan, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
The records split between garden birds (59%) and waterbirds (31%), so a feeder in Kintore sees the familiar Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, while Mute Swan and others turn up on nearby water.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Barn 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 February and are lowest in December — about 16.9 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.
Blackburn, 5 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (90 against 104). Birds logged far more often around Kintore than there include Mute Swan and Gray Heron.
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 Kintore
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 27 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 26 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 26 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 22 |
| 5 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 22 |
| 6 | Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus | 20 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 19 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 18 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 18 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 18 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 17 |
| 12 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 17 |
| 13 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 17 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 16 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 14 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 13 |
| 17 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 13 |
| 18 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 12 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 12 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 12 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kintore
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 Kintore?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kintore are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Jackdaw, based on 670 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kintore?
104 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kintore?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in December. 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.