Dumfries and Galloway · 54.88°N

Birds of Glenluce

What has actually been seen around Glenluce: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 118 within 5 km
Observation records: 714 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 23 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.3 h / 7.2 h

What the records say about Glenluce

118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Glenluce (Dumfries and Galloway) since 2010, across 714 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Carrion Crow and European Herring Gull.

The records split between garden birds (55%) and waterbirds (36%), so a feeder in Glenluce sees the familiar Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Chaffinch, while European Herring Gull and others turn up on nearby water.

8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon. 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 March — about 61.0 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.

Stranraer, 14 km to the west, has more species on record (138 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Glenluce than there include Chaffinch.

Daylight runs from 17 h 21 min at midsummer to 7 h 12 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:18 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Glenluce

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	23
2	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	23
3	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	21
4	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	20
5	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	17
6	Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata	16
7	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	16
8	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	16
9	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	16
10	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	15
11	Common RavenCorvus corax	14
12	RobinErithacus rubecula	14
13	European StonechatSaxicola rubicola	14
14	JackdawColoeus monedula	14
15	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	14
16	Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus	13
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	12
18	Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus	11
19	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	11
20	RookCorvus frugilegus	10

Records by month

What to put out in Glenluce

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

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Song Thrush
Mealworms · Soaked sultanas · Fruit

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 Glenluce?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Glenluce are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon and Barn Swallow, based on 714 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Glenluce?

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

When is the best month for birds in Glenluce?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.

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.