Skip to content
birdfact
Identify
Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in North Lanarkshire

Our list for North Lanarkshire has 85 bird species recorded regularly there: 47 residents, 10 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 8,438 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
85
In October
39
Common
82
Busiest month
Jan

What's special about North Lanarkshire

vs Scotland

The birds recorded far more often here than across Scotland, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones North Lanarkshire is worth visiting for.

  1. Great Crested GrebeGreat Crested Grebe10.0×Resident · 1.2% of records here, 0.12% across Scotland
  2. CootCoot5.7×Winter visitor · 1.8% of records here, 0.31% across Scotland
  3. Common MerganserCommon Merganser5.3×Winter visitor · 2.2% of records here, 0.41% across Scotland
  4. Canada GooseCanada Goose4.9×Winter visitor · 1.5% of records here, 0.31% across Scotland
  5. Tufted DuckTufted Duck4.6×Winter visitor · 2.1% of records here, 0.45% across Scotland
  6. GoldeneyeGoldeneye3.9×Winter visitor · 1.5% of records here, 0.39% across Scotland
  7. MoorhenMoorhen3.3×Summer visitor · 1.7% of records here, 0.52% across Scotland
  8. Mute SwanMute Swan3.2×Resident · 2.9% of records here, 0.89% across Scotland

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. MagpieMagpie6.27%
  2. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon6.27%
  3. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow5.01%
  4. JackdawJackdaw4.76%
  5. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull4.51%
  6. European RobinEuropean Robin4.51%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 1.75%
  2. Long-tailed TitLong-tailed TitWinter visitorSep 1.20% → Oct 1.75%
  3. BullfinchBullfinchResidentSep 0.17% → Oct 1.75%
  4. Common MerganserCommon MerganserWinter visitorSep 0.51% → Oct 1.50%
  5. Eurasian JayEurasian JayResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 1.50%
  6. Grey WagtailGrey WagtailResidentSep 0.51% → Oct 1.50%

Share of all bird records in North Lanarkshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for North Lanarkshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in North Lanarkshire

Records by month
Bird records in North Lanarkshire by month, 2019–2024
January1,343
February1,151
March981
April1,056
May736
June538
July369
August323
September583
October399
November570
December389

January has the most records (1,343). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 15
All 15 families in North Lanarkshire

How common

More of Scotland

All of Scotland

All 85 birds, A to Z

Show all 85 birds

Questions

4

What birds is North Lanarkshire known for?

Compared with the rest of Scotland, North Lanarkshire stands out for Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Common Merganser and Canada Goose. Each is recorded at least 4.8 times as often here as across Scotland, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for North Lanarkshire?

85 species, each recorded regularly in North Lanarkshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 47 residents, 10 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in North Lanarkshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in North Lanarkshire in October?

39 species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and European Herring Gull.

What are the most common birds in North Lanarkshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in North Lanarkshire are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull and European Herring Gull.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

Download citations (7)