Birds of Connor
What has actually been seen around Connor: 52 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 52 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 235 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Rook
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Connor
52 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Connor (Mid and East Antrim) since 2010, across 235 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Rook, Common Buzzard and Woodpigeon.
Connor is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Rook, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
Records peak in January and are lowest in October — about 43.0 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.
Randalstown, 9 km to the south-west, has more species on record (95 against 52). Birds logged far more often around Connor than there include Rook and Common Buzzard.
Daylight runs from 17 h 20 min at midsummer to 7 h 13 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 Connor
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 56 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 21 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 12 |
| 4 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 8 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 8 |
| 6 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 7 |
| 7 | SwiftApus apus | 7 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 6 |
| 9 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 6 |
| 10 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 5 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 5 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 5 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 5 |
| 14 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 4 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 4 |
| 16 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 4 |
| 17 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 4 |
| 18 | Common CuckooCuculus canorus | 4 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 4 |
| 20 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 3 |
Records by month
What to put out in Connor
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 Connor?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Connor are Rook, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Magpie and Willow Warbler, based on 235 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Connor?
52 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Connor?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in October. 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.