Birds of Newton Mearns
What has actually been seen around Newton Mearns: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 129 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,648 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 137 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Newton Mearns
129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Newton Mearns (East Renfrewshire) since 2010, across 7,648 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Woodpigeon.
Newton Mearns is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.0 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.
Waterfoot, 3 km to the east, has fewer species on record (107 against 129). Birds logged far more often around Newton Mearns than there include Great Crested Grebe, Common Goldeneye, Graylag Goose and Great Cormorant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 0 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Newton Mearns
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 583 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 496 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 375 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 291 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 278 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 262 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 258 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 249 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 225 |
| 10 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 217 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 214 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 207 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 189 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 187 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 178 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 168 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 141 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 140 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 126 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 126 |
Records by month
What to put out in Newton Mearns
Seasonal bird notes for East Renfrewshire
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 Mearns?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Newton Mearns are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Starling, based on 7,648 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Newton Mearns?
129 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 Mearns?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.