North Lanarkshire · 55.89°N

Birds of Glenmavis

What has actually been seen around Glenmavis: 98 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 98 within 5 km
Observation records: 923 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Swift
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 176 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.6 h / 7 h

What the records say about Glenmavis

98 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Glenmavis (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 923 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Magpie.

Glenmavis is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

5 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 May and are lowest in October — about 11.8 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.

Glenboig, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (112 against 98). Birds logged far more often around Glenmavis than there include Swift and Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 59 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Glenmavis

#	Bird	Records
1	SwiftApus apus	50
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	48
3	MagpiePica pica	44
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	41
5	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	39
6	Rock PigeonColumba livia	36
7	RobinErithacus rubecula	33
8	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	33
9	JackdawColoeus monedula	31
10	House SparrowPasser domesticus	29
11	DunnockPrunella modularis	28
12	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	25
13	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	23
14	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	22
15	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	21
16	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	21
17	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	20
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	18
19	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	16
20	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	16

Records by month

What to put out in Glenmavis

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Glenmavis?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Glenmavis are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Starling and Rock Pigeon, based on 923 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Glenmavis?

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

When is the best month for birds in Glenmavis?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.

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.