Birds of Ahoghill
What has actually been seen around Ahoghill: 74 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 74 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 939 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Ahoghill
74 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ahoghill (Mid and East Antrim) since 2010, across 939 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit.
Ahoghill is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including 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 October and are lowest in September — about 296.0 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.
Ballymena, 6 km to the east, has more species on record (93 against 74). Birds logged far more often around Ahoghill than there include Collared Dove and Greenfinch.
Daylight runs from 17 h 21 min at midsummer to 7 h 12 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:24 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ahoghill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 64 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 50 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 50 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 48 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 46 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 46 |
| 7 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 41 |
| 8 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 38 |
| 9 | Common NighthawkChordeiles minor | 31 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 30 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 28 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 24 |
| 14 | Hooded CrowCorvus cornix | 23 |
| 15 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 21 |
| 16 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 21 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 20 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 18 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 17 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 17 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ahoghill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Mid and East Antrim
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 Ahoghill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ahoghill are Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Blue Tit, based on 939 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ahoghill?
74 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ahoghill?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.