Birds of Faifley
What has actually been seen around Faifley: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,502 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 104 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Faifley
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Faifley (West Dunbartonshire) since 2010, across 6,502 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Faifley is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 4.3 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.
Clydebank, 3 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (116 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Faifley than there include Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Goldcrest.
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 Faifley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 379 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 369 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 319 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 290 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 280 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 280 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 263 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 205 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 186 |
| 10 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 181 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 174 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 171 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 171 |
| 14 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 150 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 140 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 134 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 129 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 124 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 112 |
| 20 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 97 |
Records by month
What to put out in Faifley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Faifley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Faifley are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 6,502 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Faifley?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Faifley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. 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.