Birds of Strathpeffer
What has actually been seen around Strathpeffer: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,959 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 92 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 18.1 h / 6.6 h
What the records say about Strathpeffer
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Strathpeffer (Highland) since 2010, across 6,959 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Chaffinch and Robin.
Strathpeffer 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, Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, 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 November — about 5.7 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.
Conon Bridge, 7 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (140 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Strathpeffer than there include Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Eurasian Coot and Common Moorhen.
Daylight runs from 18 h 4 min at midsummer to 6 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:17 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Strathpeffer
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 325 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 274 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 227 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 219 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 218 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 208 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 202 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 182 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 176 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 171 |
| 11 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 155 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 153 |
| 13 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 153 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 147 |
| 15 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 142 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 139 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 136 |
| 18 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 132 |
| 19 | Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis | 130 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 124 |
Records by month
What to put out in Strathpeffer
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 Strathpeffer?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Strathpeffer are Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, based on 6,959 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Strathpeffer?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Strathpeffer?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:17.
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.