Birds of Grangemouth
What has actually been seen around Grangemouth: 179 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 179 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 27,908 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Grangemouth
179 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Grangemouth (Falkirk) since 2010, across 27,908 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Grangemouth is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird 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 February — 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.
Brightons, 4 km to the south, has fewer species on record (147 against 179). Birds logged far more often around Grangemouth than there include Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Yellowhammer and Eurasian Skylark.
Daylight runs from 17 h 38 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 Grangemouth
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,623 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,357 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,321 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,234 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,017 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 936 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 763 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 750 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 707 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 705 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 590 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 569 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 568 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 567 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 555 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 555 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 546 |
| 18 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 525 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 471 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 469 |
Records by month
What to put out in Grangemouth
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Grangemouth?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Grangemouth are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin, based on 27,908 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Grangemouth?
179 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Grangemouth?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in February. 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.