Birds of Glenboig
What has actually been seen around Glenboig: 112 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 112 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,942 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 89 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Glenboig
112 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Glenboig (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 6,942 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Glenboig is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 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 January and are lowest in August — about 5.6 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.
Moodiesburn, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (121 against 112).
Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Glenboig
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 363 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 337 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 284 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 280 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 254 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 235 |
| 7 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 223 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 222 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 215 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 212 |
| 11 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 186 |
| 12 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 182 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 181 |
| 14 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 176 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 169 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 167 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 167 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 164 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 159 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 151 |
Records by month
What to put out in Glenboig
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for North Lanarkshire
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 Glenboig?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Glenboig are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 6,942 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Glenboig?
112 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Glenboig?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.
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.