Birds of Dollar
What has actually been seen around Dollar: 112 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 112 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,549 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.7 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Dollar
112 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dollar (Clackmannanshire) since 2010, across 5,549 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Dollar is a garden-bird place: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 15.0 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.
Tillicoultry, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (131 against 112).
Daylight runs from 17 h 40 min at midsummer to 6 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:26 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Dollar
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 651 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 536 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 366 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 330 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 263 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 233 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 184 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 167 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 153 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 144 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 132 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 131 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 128 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 92 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 88 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 82 |
| 17 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 80 |
| 18 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 71 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 64 |
| 20 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 63 |
Records by month
What to put out in Dollar
Seasonal bird notes for Clackmannanshire
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 Dollar?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dollar are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Magpie, based on 5,549 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Dollar?
112 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Dollar?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:26.
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.