Birds of Newmains
What has actually been seen around Newmains: 86 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 86 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 663 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 156 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Newmains
86 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Newmains (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 663 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Newmains is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird 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 November — about 58.0 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.
Wishaw, 3 km to the south-west, has more species on record (138 against 86). Birds logged far more often around Newmains than there include Swift.
Daylight runs from 17 h 34 min at midsummer to 6 h 60 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 Newmains
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 34 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 30 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 30 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 27 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 26 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 25 |
| 7 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 24 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 23 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 21 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 20 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 20 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 20 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 17 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 15 |
| 15 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 15 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 15 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 14 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 14 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 11 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 11 |
Records by month
What to put out in Newmains
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 Newmains?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Newmains are Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin, based on 663 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Newmains?
86 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Newmains?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. 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.