Birds of Currie
What has actually been seen around Currie: 142 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 142 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 18,528 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 146 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Currie
142 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Currie (Edinburgh) since 2010, across 18,528 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie.
Currie is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.2 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.
Colinton, 4 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (144 against 142). Birds logged far more often around Currie than there include Graylag Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Lapwing and Eurasian Teal.
Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:26 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Currie
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 785 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 713 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 708 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 681 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 611 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 568 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 565 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 550 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 530 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 522 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 465 |
| 12 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 382 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 370 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 347 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 343 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 342 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 332 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 311 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 304 |
| 20 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 300 |
Records by month
What to put out in Currie
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Edinburgh
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 Currie?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Currie are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird, based on 18,528 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Currie?
142 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Currie?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:26.
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.