Birds of Mintlaw
What has actually been seen around Mintlaw: 105 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 105 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,856 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Mintlaw
105 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Mintlaw (Aberdeenshire) since 2010, across 3,856 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Mintlaw is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Osprey.
Records peak in June and are lowest in January — about 8.4 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.
Stuartfield, 4 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (101 against 105).
Daylight runs from 18 h 3 min at midsummer to 6 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:08 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Mintlaw
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 208 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 204 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 194 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 194 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 185 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 140 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 131 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 131 |
| 9 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 128 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 125 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 123 |
| 12 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 117 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 103 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 92 |
| 15 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 90 |
| 16 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 90 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 69 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 69 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 68 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 64 |
Records by month
What to put out in Mintlaw
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 Mintlaw?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Mintlaw are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch, based on 3,856 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Mintlaw?
105 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Mintlaw?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:08.
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.