Birds of Gatehouse of Fleet
What has actually been seen around Gatehouse of Fleet: 99 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 99 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,092 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Gatehouse of Fleet
99 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Gatehouse of Fleet (Dumfries and Galloway) since 2010, across 1,092 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Chaffinch and Jay.
Gatehouse of Fleet is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Chaffinch, Jay and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, 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 May and are lowest in February — about 215.0 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.
Kirkcudbright, 10 km to the south-east, has more species on record (111 against 99). Birds logged far more often around Gatehouse of Fleet than there include Jay.
Daylight runs from 17 h 21 min at midsummer to 7 h 12 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Gatehouse of Fleet
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 50 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 48 |
| 3 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 47 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 45 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 42 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 37 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 33 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 30 |
| 10 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 29 |
| 11 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 28 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 28 |
| 13 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 27 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 26 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 21 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 20 |
| 17 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 20 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 19 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 19 |
| 20 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 19 |
Records by month
What to put out in Gatehouse of Fleet
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Dumfries and Galloway
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 Gatehouse of Fleet?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Gatehouse of Fleet are Robin, Chaffinch, Jay, Jackdaw and Blackbird, based on 1,092 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Gatehouse of Fleet?
99 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Gatehouse of Fleet?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.