Birds of Harthill
What has actually been seen around Harthill: 99 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 99 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 854 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 197 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Harthill
99 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Harthill (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 854 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie and Woodpigeon.
Harthill is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 June and are lowest in February — about 41.1 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.
Blackridge, 3 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (90 against 99).
Daylight runs from 17 h 35 min at midsummer to 6 h 59 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:28 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Harthill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 41 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 38 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 33 |
| 4 | SwiftApus apus | 33 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 29 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 27 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 27 |
| 8 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 23 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 23 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 23 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 21 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 21 |
| 13 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 18 |
| 14 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 18 |
| 15 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 18 |
| 16 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 17 |
| 17 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 17 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 17 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 17 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 16 |
Records by month
What to put out in Harthill
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 Harthill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Harthill are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 854 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Harthill?
99 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Harthill?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:28.
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.