North Lanarkshire · 55.88°N

Birds of Plains

What has actually been seen around Plains: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 102 within 5 km
Observation records: 842 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Magpie
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 170 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.6 h / 7 h

What the records say about Plains

102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Plains (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 842 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Rock Pigeon.

Plains is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Pigeon and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

6 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 May and are lowest in October — about 23.1 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.

Glenmavis, 4 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (98 against 102).

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 Plains

#	Bird	Records
1	MagpiePica pica	38
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	35
3	Rock PigeonColumba livia	34
4	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	34
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	32
6	BlackbirdTurdus merula	30
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	30
8	SwiftApus apus	29
9	RobinErithacus rubecula	27
10	House SparrowPasser domesticus	24
11	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	23
12	DunnockPrunella modularis	21
13	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	20
14	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	19
15	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	19
16	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	18
17	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	18
18	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	16
19	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	15
20	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	15

Records by month

What to put out in Plains

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

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

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Plains are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Pigeon, Starling and Carrion Crow, based on 842 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Plains?

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

When is the best month for birds in Plains?

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.