Birds of Nethy Bridge
What has actually been seen around Nethy Bridge: 167 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 167 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 41,202 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Chaffinch
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 215 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Nethy Bridge
167 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Nethy Bridge (Highland) since 2010, across 41,202 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Chaffinch, Coal Tit and Great Tit.
Nethy Bridge is a garden-bird place: 80% 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, Common Buzzard 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 June and are lowest in December — about 15.3 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.
Boat of Garten, 6 km to the west, has fewer species on record (155 against 167). Birds logged far more often around Nethy Bridge than there include White-throated Dipper.
At about 215 m above sea level, Nethy Bridge 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 4:16 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Nethy Bridge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,698 |
| 2 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 2,355 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 1,909 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,855 |
| 5 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 1,839 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,639 |
| 7 | Crested TitLophophanes cristatus | 1,579 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,480 |
| 9 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 1,364 |
| 10 | TreecreeperCerthia familiaris | 1,271 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,189 |
| 12 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 1,160 |
| 13 | Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula | 1,004 |
| 14 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 953 |
| 15 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 865 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 861 |
| 17 | OspreyPandion haliaetus | 722 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 687 |
| 19 | Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus | 668 |
| 20 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 537 |
Records by month
What to put out in Nethy Bridge
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 Nethy Bridge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Nethy Bridge are Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Woodpigeon and Siskin, based on 41,202 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Nethy Bridge?
167 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Nethy Bridge?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. 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.