Birds of Lesmahagow
What has actually been seen around Lesmahagow: 63 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 63 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 251 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 176 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.5 h / 7 h
What the records say about Lesmahagow
63 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lesmahagow (South Lanarkshire) since 2010, across 251 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Common Buzzard and Woodpigeon.
Lesmahagow 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. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Barn Owl and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 62.0 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.
Blackwood, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (59 against 63).
Daylight runs from 17 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 2 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 Lesmahagow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 23 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 20 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 10 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 10 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 10 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 9 |
| 7 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 8 |
| 8 | Common RavenCorvus corax | 8 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 8 |
| 10 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 8 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 6 |
| 12 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 6 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 6 |
| 14 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 6 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 6 |
| 16 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 6 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 5 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 4 |
| 19 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 4 |
| 20 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 4 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lesmahagow
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 Lesmahagow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lesmahagow are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling and Jackdaw, based on 251 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lesmahagow?
63 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lesmahagow?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. 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.