Birds of Drymen
What has actually been seen around Drymen: 139 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 139 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,111 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Chaffinch
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Drymen
139 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Drymen (Stirling) since 2010, across 8,111 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Chaffinch, Robin and Blue Tit.
Drymen 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. Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Osprey.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 23.0 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.
Killearn, 6 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (97 against 139). Birds logged far more often around Drymen than there include Mute Swan, Gray Heron, Common Reed Bunting and Canada Goose.
Daylight runs from 17 h 38 min at midsummer to 6 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Drymen
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 336 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 330 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 296 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 288 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 263 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 228 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 226 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 225 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 211 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 201 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 170 |
| 12 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 168 |
| 13 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 162 |
| 14 | TreecreeperCerthia familiaris | 152 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 148 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 148 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 145 |
| 18 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 139 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 127 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 126 |
Records by month
What to put out in Drymen
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 Drymen?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Drymen are Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 8,111 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Drymen?
139 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Drymen?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.
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.