United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Gladhouse Reservoir
167 bird species recorded; the most from April to June and in August.
Klaus with K · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
88 species in January.93 species in February.100 species in March.112 species in April.111 species in May.116 species in June.104 species in July.111 species in August.110 species in September.102 species in October.102 species in November.83 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
167 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 167Speciesrecorded more than once
- 63Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 28,103Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 270 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 4Owls
- 20Waders
- 19Gulls & seabirds
- 25Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 62Songbirds
- 18Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 167 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Songbirds62 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great titParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CootFulica atra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to June and in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan5°/2°74 mm
- Feb6°/1°60 mm
- Mar7°/2°60 mm
- Apr10°/4°53 mm
- May13°/6°60 mm
- Jun16°/9°82 mm
- Jul18°/11°92 mm
- Aug17°/11°100 mm
- Sep15°/9°64 mm
- Oct12°/7°93 mm
- Nov8°/4°79 mm
- Dec6°/2°72 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Gladhouse Reservoir.
Reservoir in Midlothian, Scotland, UK, on the River South Esk
Gladhouse Reservoir is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom, 270 m above the sea.
167 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 28,103 open records.
The most recorded are the Carrion Crow, the Mallard and the Common Wood Pigeon.
39 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Velvet scoter and Horned Grebe.
The most species are recorded from April to June and in August.
Get there and watch
- Springfield Farms Holiday Podscampsite · 8.0 km · 4 within 10 km
- Pine Lodgeplace to stay · 6.3 km · 12 within 10 km
- Rosewellnearest town · 9.0 km in a straight line
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 26 km in a straight lineCar hire at EDI airport (Ingliston, Edinburgh)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 2car parks within 3 km
- 4campsites within 10 kmSpringfield Farms Holiday Pods, Borthwick, Slatebarns Caravan Park and 1 more
- 12places to stay within 10 kmPine Lodge, Horse Shoe Inn Hotel, Barony Castle Hotel and 9 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Gladhouse Reservoir.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas109 mountains within 25 kmBlackhope Scar651 m · 5.4 kmWhitehope Law623 m · 9.4 kmCarnethy Hill573 m · 13 kmSouth Black Hill563 m · 13 kmScald Law579 m · 13 kmEast Cairn Hill567 m · 18 kmArthur's Seat251 m · 19 km↗Calton Hill103 m · 21 km
Lakeyas3 lakes within 15 kmGladhouse Reservoir1.4 km² · 0.5 kmRosebery Reservoir0.2 km² · 3.0 kmPortmore Loch0.3 km² · 5.2 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 kmWallace's Cave · 9.8 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Gladhouse Reservoir
United Kingdom
- 69Birdyas Score
- 167Species
- 63Migrants
- 6Threatened
Loch of Lintrathen
United Kingdom · 101 km
- 57Birdyas Score
- 122Species
- 58Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5566250) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 28,103 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Cavernyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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