Birds of Cairneyhill
What has actually been seen around Cairneyhill: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 150 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,655 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Cairneyhill
150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cairneyhill (Fife) since 2010, across 9,655 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Cairneyhill is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin 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 April and are lowest in November — about 2.9 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.
Oakley, 3 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (150 against 150). Birds logged far more often around Cairneyhill than there include Gray Partridge.
Daylight runs from 17 h 38 min at midsummer to 6 h 56 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 Cairneyhill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 591 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 423 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 401 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 401 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 380 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 310 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 308 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 272 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 265 |
| 10 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 238 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 228 |
| 12 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 200 |
| 13 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 198 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 197 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 186 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 182 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 178 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 171 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 171 |
| 20 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna | 170 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cairneyhill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Fife
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 Cairneyhill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cairneyhill are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 9,655 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cairneyhill?
150 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cairneyhill?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.