Birds of Plean
What has actually been seen around Plean: 85 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 85 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 935 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 6.9 h
What the records say about Plean
85 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Plean (Stirling) since 2010, across 935 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Plean is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Rook make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 June and are lowest in December — about 48.5 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.
Bannockburn, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (128 against 85).
Daylight runs from 17 h 38 min at midsummer to 6 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:27 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Plean
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 65 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 49 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 48 |
| 4 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 42 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 42 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 38 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 32 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 32 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 30 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 27 |
| 11 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 25 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 25 |
| 13 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 25 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 24 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 24 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 23 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 22 |
| 18 | Great TitParus major | 22 |
| 19 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 18 |
| 20 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 18 |
Records by month
What to put out in Plean
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 Plean?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Plean are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rook and Blackbird, based on 935 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Plean?
85 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Plean?
Observation records peak in June 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.