Birds of Cambuslang
What has actually been seen around Cambuslang: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,205 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Cambuslang
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cambuslang (South Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 6,205 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon.
Cambuslang 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. Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 September — about 3.7 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.
Rutherglen, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (146 against 121). Birds logged far more often around Cambuslang than there include Common Reed Bunting, Canada Goose, Rook and Sedge Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 35 min at midsummer to 6 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cambuslang
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 346 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 296 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 291 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 219 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 212 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 183 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 182 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 176 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 169 |
| 10 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 163 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 152 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 149 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 142 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 130 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 128 |
| 16 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 124 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 118 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 110 |
| 19 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 100 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 100 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cambuslang
Seasonal bird notes for South 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 Cambuslang?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cambuslang are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Robin, based on 6,205 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cambuslang?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cambuslang?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.