Birds of Carmunnock
What has actually been seen around Carmunnock: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,991 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 138 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Carmunnock
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Carmunnock (Glasgow City) since 2010, across 11,991 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Carmunnock is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 April and are lowest in September — about 3.5 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.
Waterfoot, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (107 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Carmunnock than there include Graylag Goose and Bank Swallow.
Daylight runs from 17 h 34 min at midsummer to 6 h 60 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 Carmunnock
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 703 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 692 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 553 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 536 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 518 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 471 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 413 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 409 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 409 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 339 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 334 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 327 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 314 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 296 |
| 15 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 289 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 273 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 268 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 249 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 233 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 184 |
Records by month
What to put out in Carmunnock
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Glasgow City
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 Carmunnock?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Carmunnock are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 11,991 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Carmunnock?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Carmunnock?
Observation records peak in April 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.