Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon · 54.42°N

Birds of Portadown

What has actually been seen around Portadown: 81 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 81 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,731 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Pied Wagtail
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 22 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.2 h / 7.3 h

What the records say about Portadown

81 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Portadown (Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon) since 2010, across 1,731 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Pied Wagtail, Blackbird and Common Buzzard.

Portadown is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 January and are lowest in September — about 4.1 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.

Craigavon, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (106 against 81). Birds logged far more often around Portadown than there include Common Raven.

Daylight runs from 17 h 15 min at midsummer to 7 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:26 in mid-April and 4:49 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Portadown

#	Bird	Records
1	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	229
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	98
3	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	93
4	SwiftApus apus	82
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	73
6	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	71
7	MagpiePica pica	56
8	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	52
9	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	51
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	50
11	Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus	42
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	38
13	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	38
14	Hooded CrowCorvus cornix	33
15	JayGarrulus glandarius	33
16	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	32
17	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	28
18	Great TitParus major	28
19	Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis	27
20	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	27

Records by month

What to put out in Portadown

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

Pied Wagtail
Mealworms
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

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 Portadown?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Portadown are Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Woodpigeon, based on 1,731 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Portadown?

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

When is the best month for birds in Portadown?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. 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.