Birds of Dalrymple
What has actually been seen around Dalrymple: 113 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 113 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,238 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.5 h / 7.1 h
What the records say about Dalrymple
113 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dalrymple (East Ayrshire) since 2010, across 2,238 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Blackbird.
Dalrymple 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. Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in January and are lowest in May — about 5.7 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.
Patna, 7 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (62 against 113). Birds logged far more often around Dalrymple than there include Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Black-headed Gull and Common Moorhen.
Daylight runs from 17 h 28 min at midsummer to 7 h 5 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Dalrymple
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 118 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 98 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 93 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 93 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 81 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 79 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 79 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 69 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 67 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 66 |
| 11 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 57 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 57 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 51 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 45 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 45 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 44 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 43 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 42 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 39 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 38 |
Records by month
What to put out in Dalrymple
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for East Ayrshire
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 Dalrymple?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dalrymple are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Robin, based on 2,238 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Dalrymple?
113 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Dalrymple?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in May. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.