Birds of Newton Stewart
What has actually been seen around Newton Stewart: 93 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 93 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,297 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Newton Stewart
93 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Newton Stewart (Dumfries and Galloway) since 2010, across 1,297 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Chaffinch and Robin.
Newton Stewart 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. Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 December — about 44.2 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.
Creetown, 9 km to the south-east, has more species on record (116 against 93). Birds logged far more often around Newton Stewart than there include Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper and Willow Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 22 min at midsummer to 7 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Newton Stewart
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 61 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 61 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 59 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 51 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 51 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 48 |
| 7 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 42 |
| 8 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 41 |
| 9 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 39 |
| 10 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 37 |
| 11 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 34 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 31 |
| 13 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 31 |
| 14 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 29 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 27 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 26 |
| 17 | TreecreeperCerthia familiaris | 25 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 25 |
| 19 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 24 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 23 |
Records by month
What to put out in Newton Stewart
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 Newton Stewart?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Newton Stewart are Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit and Great Tit, based on 1,297 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Newton Stewart?
93 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Newton Stewart?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.