Mid Ulster · 54.50°N

Birds of Dungannon

What has actually been seen around Dungannon: 67 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 67 within 5 km
Observation records: 760 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Robin
Busiest month: February
Elevation: 105 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.3 h / 7.3 h

What the records say about Dungannon

67 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dungannon (Mid Ulster) since 2010, across 760 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Magpie.

Dungannon is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

Records peak in February and are lowest in March — about 13.7 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.

Moy, 9 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (46 against 67). Birds logged far more often around Dungannon than there include Black-headed Gull, Mallard and Rook.

Daylight runs from 17 h 16 min at midsummer to 7 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:27 in mid-April and 4:50 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Dungannon

#	Bird	Records
1	RobinErithacus rubecula	48
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	39
3	MagpiePica pica	37
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	30
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	27
6	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	26
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	26
8	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	26
9	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	23
10	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	21
11	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	21
12	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	21
13	RookCorvus frugilegus	20
14	Hooded CrowCorvus cornix	20
15	Great TitParus major	20
16	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	19
17	Coal TitPeriparus ater	18
18	House MartinDelichon urbicum	14
19	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	14
20	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	14

Records by month

What to put out in Dungannon

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Pied Wagtail
Mealworms

Seasonal bird notes for Mid Ulster

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 Dungannon?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dungannon are Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 760 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Dungannon?

67 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Dungannon?

Observation records peak in February and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:50.

Sources

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.