Birds of Brightons
What has actually been seen around Brightons: 147 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 147 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,062 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 101 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Brightons
147 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brightons (Falkirk) since 2010, across 16,062 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Brightons is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in January and are lowest in June — about 7.5 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.
Shieldhill, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (102 against 147). Birds logged far more often around Brightons than there include Eurasian Curlew, Common Shelduck, Common Redshank and Eurasian Teal.
Daylight runs from 17 h 37 min at midsummer to 6 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:27 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Brightons
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,268 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,056 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 997 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 975 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 799 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 751 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 542 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 524 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 512 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 495 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 432 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 393 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 389 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 380 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 375 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 307 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 295 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 279 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 246 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 220 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brightons
Seasonal bird notes for Falkirk
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 Brightons?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brightons are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 16,062 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brightons?
147 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brightons?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in June. Sunrise in late June is around 4:27.
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.