Birds of Seafield
What has actually been seen around Seafield: 114 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 114 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,858 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 155 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.6 h / 7 h
What the records say about Seafield
114 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Seafield (West Lothian) since 2010, across 8,858 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Seafield 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, Blue Tit and Blackbird 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 April and are lowest in November — about 4.0 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.
Blackburn, 3 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (111 against 114).
Daylight runs from 17 h 36 min at midsummer to 6 h 59 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 Seafield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 387 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 373 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 348 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 347 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 345 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 328 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 277 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 263 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 263 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 249 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 239 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 228 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 216 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 202 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 189 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 187 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 186 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 180 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 176 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 168 |
Records by month
What to put out in Seafield
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for West Lothian
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 Seafield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Seafield are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin, based on 8,858 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Seafield?
114 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Seafield?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.