Birds of Crossford
What has actually been seen around Crossford: 84 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 84 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 569 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 49 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.5 h / 7 h
What the records say about Crossford
84 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crossford (South Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 569 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Great Tit and Common Buzzard.
Crossford 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. Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Robin and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon 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 December — about 119.0 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.
Carluke, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (98 against 84).
Daylight runs from 17 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 1 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Crossford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 23 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 22 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 21 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 21 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 21 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 20 |
| 7 | Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus | 19 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 19 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 18 |
| 10 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 18 |
| 11 | SwiftApus apus | 18 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 17 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 16 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 14 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 14 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 12 |
| 17 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 12 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 12 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 11 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 11 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crossford
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Crossford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crossford are Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch, based on 569 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crossford?
84 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crossford?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. 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.