Birds of Croy
What has actually been seen around Croy: 156 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 156 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,772 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Croy
156 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Croy (Highland) since 2010, across 16,772 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
Croy is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.2 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.
Ardersier, 6 km to the north, has more species on record (190 against 156). Birds logged far more often around Croy than there include Tree Sparrow and Siskin.
Daylight runs from 18 h 2 min at midsummer to 6 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:16 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Croy
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 589 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 550 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 519 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 508 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 506 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 443 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 441 |
| 8 | Common GullLarus canus | 434 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 427 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 425 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 402 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 400 |
| 13 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 371 |
| 14 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 361 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 322 |
| 16 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 311 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 302 |
| 18 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 291 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 282 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 279 |
Records by month
What to put out in Croy
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 Croy?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Croy are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Starling, based on 16,772 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Croy?
156 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Croy?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:16.
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.