The Scottish Borders · 55.72°N

Birds of Lauder

What has actually been seen around Lauder: 90 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 90 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,737 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 184 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.6 h / 7 h

What the records say about Lauder

90 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lauder (The Scottish Borders) since 2010, across 2,737 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and House Sparrow.

Lauder is a garden-bird place: 84% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Barn Owl. 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 April and are lowest in September — about 24.3 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.

Stow, 8 km to the west, has fewer species on record (73 against 90). Birds logged far more often around Lauder than there include Collared Dove, Dunnock and Great Tit.

Daylight runs from 17 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 1 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:25 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Lauder

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	220
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	213
3	House SparrowPasser domesticus	193
4	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	186
5	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	145
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	134
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	131
8	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	106
9	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	106
10	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	104
11	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	86
12	Tree SparrowPasser montanus	77
13	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	70
14	RookCorvus frugilegus	65
15	RobinErithacus rubecula	62
16	House MartinDelichon urbicum	55
17	SwiftApus apus	53
18	DunnockPrunella modularis	51
19	Great TitParus major	47
20	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	35

Records by month

What to put out in Lauder

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

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 Lauder?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lauder are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Starling and Blue Tit, based on 2,737 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Lauder?

90 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Lauder?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:25.

Sources

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.