Dumfries and Galloway · 55.10°N

Birds of Locharbriggs

What has actually been seen around Locharbriggs: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 111 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,826 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: March
Elevation: 21 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.4 h / 7.1 h

What the records say about Locharbriggs

111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Locharbriggs (Dumfries and Galloway) since 2010, across 3,826 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.

Locharbriggs is a garden-bird place: 65% 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 Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Red Kite. 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 March and are lowest in August — about 2.8 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.

Dumfries, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (116 against 111).

Daylight runs from 17 h 24 min at midsummer to 7 h 9 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Locharbriggs

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	195
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	162
3	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	142
4	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	141
5	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	140
6	Common MerganserMergus merganser	127
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	125
8	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	122
9	RobinErithacus rubecula	112
10	House SparrowPasser domesticus	111
11	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	108
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	107
13	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	91
14	Rock PigeonColumba livia	90
15	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	88
16	Great TitParus major	87
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	85
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	83
19	Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus	82
20	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	80

Records by month

What to put out in Locharbriggs

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix

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 Locharbriggs?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Locharbriggs are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Robin, based on 3,826 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Locharbriggs?

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

When is the best month for birds in Locharbriggs?

Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.

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.