North Lanarkshire · 55.84°N

Birds of Salsburgh

What has actually been seen around Salsburgh: 79 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 79 within 5 km
Observation records: 340 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Common Buzzard
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 240 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.6 h / 7 h

What the records say about Salsburgh

79 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Salsburgh (North Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 340 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Carrion Crow and Magpie.

The records split between garden birds (55%) and waterbirds (32%), so a feeder in Salsburgh sees the familiar Carrion Crow, Magpie and Woodpigeon, while Black-headed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.

5 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 November — about 30.5 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.

Chapelhall, 5 km to the west, has more species on record (85 against 79).

At about 240 m above sea level, Salsburgh sits higher than most places in North Lanarkshire. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.

Daylight runs from 17 h 35 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 Salsburgh

#	Bird	Records
1	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	19
2	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	19
3	MagpiePica pica	13
4	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	12
5	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	11
6	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	10
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	10
8	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	10
9	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	8
10	Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	8
11	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	8
12	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	8
13	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	8
14	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	8
15	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	7
16	Common RavenCorvus corax	7
17	Mute SwanCygnus olor	7
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	7
19	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	7
20	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	7

Records by month

What to put out in Salsburgh

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Pied Wagtail
Mealworms
Wren
Mealworms · Suet pellets
Starling
Suet · Mealworms

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 Salsburgh?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Salsburgh are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 340 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Salsburgh?

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

When is the best month for birds in Salsburgh?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. 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.