Birds to See in Anguilla in August
20 bird species on our list for Anguilla are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper and White-winged Dove. New this month: Barn Swallow, Stilt Sandpiper, Sanderling and Short-billed Dowitcher and 2 more.
On the move in August
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At their peak
From Anguilla’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 20 birds in August
20 birds
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Aug
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.96% in Aug
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Aug
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 3.17% in Aug
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Aug
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.02% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Aug
Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusPassage migrantCommon23–32 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.50% in Aug
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusWinter visitorCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.14% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.06% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.97% in Aug
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.79% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.70% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.53% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.44% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.44% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.44% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 0.26% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- White-rumped Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Short-billed Dowitcher 23–32 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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