Birds of Waterfoot
What has actually been seen around Waterfoot: 107 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 107 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,843 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 99 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Waterfoot
107 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Waterfoot (East Renfrewshire) since 2010, across 7,843 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Woodpigeon.
Waterfoot is a garden-bird place: 82% 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.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 September — about 2.5 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.
Newton Mearns, 3 km to the west, has more species on record (129 against 107). Birds logged far more often around Waterfoot than there include Eurasian Skylark.
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 Waterfoot
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 628 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 538 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 442 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 371 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 320 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 306 |
| 7 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 297 |
| 8 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 277 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 262 |
| 10 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 257 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 249 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 229 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 217 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 192 |
| 15 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 177 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 159 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 149 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 143 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 134 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 133 |
Records by month
What to put out in Waterfoot
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 Waterfoot?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Waterfoot are Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin, based on 7,843 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Waterfoot?
107 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Waterfoot?
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.