Birds of Callander
What has actually been seen around Callander: 110 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 110 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,657 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Jackdaw
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.7 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Callander
110 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Callander (Stirling) since 2010, across 3,657 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Mallard.
Callander 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. Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Osprey and Red Kite.
Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 15.2 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.
Thornhill, 9 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (82 against 110). Birds logged far more often around Callander than there include Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Common Merganser and Pied Wagtail.
Daylight runs from 17 h 41 min at midsummer to 6 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:27 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Callander
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 180 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 153 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 142 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 132 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 128 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 121 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 105 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 104 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 103 |
| 10 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 100 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 97 |
| 12 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 93 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 91 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 89 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 87 |
| 16 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 84 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 83 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 72 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 71 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 67 |
Records by month
What to put out in Callander
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Stirling
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 Callander?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Callander are Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch, based on 3,657 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Callander?
110 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Callander?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:27.
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.