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Birds of Boat of Garten

What has actually been seen around Boat of Garten: 155 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
155 within 5 km
Observation records
39,781 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Chaffinch
Busiest month
June
Elevation
226 m
Daylight, June / December
18 h / 6.7 h

What the records say about Boat of Garten

155 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Boat of Garten (Highland) since 2010, across 39,781 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Chaffinch, Coal Tit and Great Tit.

Boat of Garten 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. Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey and Common Buzzard.

Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 15.9 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.

Nethy Bridge, 6 km to the east, has more species on record (167 against 155). Birds logged far more often around Boat of Garten than there include Western Capercaillie, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck and Common Moorhen.

At about 226 m above sea level, Boat of Garten sits higher than most places in Highland. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.

Daylight runs from 17 h 58 min at midsummer to 6 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:17 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Boat of Garten

#BirdRecords
1ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2,367
2Coal TitPeriparus ater1,996
3Great TitParus major1,623
4WoodpigeonColumba palumbus1,520
5SiskinSpinus spinus1,507
6Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallus1,363
7Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula1,345
8Crested TitLophophanes cristatus1,335
9Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus1,296
10MallardAnas platyrhynchos1,290
11RobinErithacus rubecula1,128
12Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major1,105
13TreecreeperCerthia familiaris1,059
14Graylag GooseAnser anser969
15WrenTroglodytes troglodytes963
16GoldcrestRegulus regulus889
17Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus856
18OspreyPandion haliaetus718
19Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus686
20JackdawColoeus monedula658

Records by month

What to put out in Boat of Garten

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Seasonal bird notes for Highland

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 Boat of Garten?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Boat of Garten are Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon and Siskin, based on 39,781 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Boat of Garten?

155 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Boat of Garten?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:17.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.