Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon · 54.45°N

Birds of Craigavon

What has actually been seen around Craigavon: 106 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 106 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,338 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Pied Wagtail
Busiest month: February
Elevation: 34 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.2 h / 7.3 h

What the records say about Craigavon

106 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Craigavon (Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon) since 2010, across 3,338 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Pied Wagtail, Robin and Common Buzzard.

Craigavon is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 February and are lowest in October — about 4.3 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.

Portadown, 5 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (81 against 106). Birds logged far more often around Craigavon than there include Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Ruddy Duck and Eurasian Coot.

Daylight runs from 17 h 15 min at midsummer to 7 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:25 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Craigavon

#	Bird	Records
1	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	206
2	RobinErithacus rubecula	154
3	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	153
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	141
5	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	112
6	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	104
7	MagpiePica pica	98
8	SwiftApus apus	95
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	90
10	Hooded CrowCorvus cornix	81
11	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	81
12	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	74
13	Mute SwanCygnus olor	74
14	JackdawColoeus monedula	74
15	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	73
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	70
17	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	67
18	JayGarrulus glandarius	67
19	Great TitParus major	65
20	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	62

Records by month

What to put out in Craigavon

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Pied Wagtail
Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

Seasonal bird notes for Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon

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 Craigavon?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Craigavon are Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Magpie, based on 3,338 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Craigavon?

106 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Craigavon?

Observation records peak in February and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:49.

Sources

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.