Birds of Wellbank
What has actually been seen around Wellbank: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 111 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,024 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 123 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.8 h / 6.8 h
What the records say about Wellbank
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wellbank (Angus) since 2010, across 2,024 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Mallard and Mute Swan.
The records split between garden birds (56%) and waterbirds (39%), so a feeder in Wellbank sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin, while Mallard and others turn up on nearby water.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Osprey and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 April and are lowest in October — about 26.3 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.
Monifieth, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (158 against 111). Birds logged far more often around Wellbank than there include Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Common Goldeneye and Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 17 h 46 min at midsummer to 6 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:19 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wellbank
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 89 |
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 88 |
| 3 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 71 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 71 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 66 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 66 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 62 |
| 8 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 60 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 58 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 51 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 49 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 47 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 44 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 44 |
| 15 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 43 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 41 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 41 |
| 18 | Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula | 39 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 38 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 37 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wellbank
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Angus
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 Wellbank?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wellbank are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch and Blackbird, based on 2,024 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wellbank?
111 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wellbank?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:19.
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.