Birds of Chirnside
What has actually been seen around Chirnside: 92 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 92 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 629 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 127 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Chirnside
92 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chirnside (The Scottish Borders) since 2010, across 629 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Buzzard and Swift.
Chirnside is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Yellowhammer make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
5 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 167.0 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.
Ayton, 7 km to the north-east, has more species on record (174 against 92). Birds logged far more often around Chirnside than there include Common Buzzard.
Daylight runs from 17 h 34 min at midsummer to 6 h 60 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:22 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Chirnside
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 29 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 22 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 20 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 19 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 18 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 18 |
| 7 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 16 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 16 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 16 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 14 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 14 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 14 |
| 13 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 13 |
| 14 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 12 |
| 15 | Tree SparrowPasser montanus | 12 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 12 |
| 17 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 11 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 11 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 11 |
| 20 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 11 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chirnside
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for The Scottish Borders
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 Chirnside?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chirnside are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Yellowhammer and Robin, based on 629 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chirnside?
92 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chirnside?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:22.
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.