Birds of Danderhall
What has actually been seen around Danderhall: 217 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 217 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 125,300 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Danderhall
217 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Danderhall (Midlothian) since 2010, across 125,300 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie.
Danderhall is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 April and are lowest in September — about 1.5 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.
Dalkeith, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (145 against 217). Birds logged far more often around Danderhall than there include Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck and Great Cormorant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:25 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Danderhall
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,112 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 4,928 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 4,760 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 4,406 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 4,334 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,302 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 4,077 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 3,878 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 3,613 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 3,551 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 3,346 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 3,262 |
| 13 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 3,216 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,189 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 3,015 |
| 16 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 2,981 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,671 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 2,601 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,388 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 2,196 |
Records by month
What to put out in Danderhall
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Midlothian
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 Danderhall?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Danderhall are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw and Blackbird, based on 125,300 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Danderhall?
217 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Danderhall?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:25.
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.