Birds of Clydebank
What has actually been seen around Clydebank: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 116 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,192 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Clydebank
116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clydebank (West Dunbartonshire) since 2010, across 4,192 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Clydebank is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 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 May and are lowest in November — about 4.1 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.
Faifley, 3 km to the north-east, has more species on record (128 against 116).
Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Clydebank
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 305 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 259 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 215 |
| 4 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 207 |
| 5 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 176 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 167 |
| 7 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 158 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 149 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 140 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 138 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 120 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 119 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 116 |
| 14 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 102 |
| 15 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 95 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 95 |
| 17 | Great TitParus major | 85 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 81 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 68 |
| 20 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 65 |
Records by month
What to put out in Clydebank
Seasonal bird notes for West Dunbartonshire
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 Clydebank?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clydebank are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Rock Pigeon, based on 4,192 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Clydebank?
116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Clydebank?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.