Birds of Lockerbie
What has actually been seen around Lockerbie: 124 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 124 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,546 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mallard
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.1 h
What the records say about Lockerbie
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lockerbie (Dumfries and Galloway) since 2010, across 3,546 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Chaffinch and Blackbird.
Lockerbie is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in March and are lowest in December — about 4.3 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.
Lochmaben, 6 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (122 against 124).
Daylight runs from 17 h 24 min at midsummer to 7 h 9 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lockerbie
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 145 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 137 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 131 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 129 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 127 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 113 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 107 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 96 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 93 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 91 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 84 |
| 12 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 81 |
| 13 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 80 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 76 |
| 15 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 71 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 71 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 70 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 67 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 62 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 59 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lockerbie
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 Lockerbie?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lockerbie are Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 3,546 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lockerbie?
124 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lockerbie?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.