Birds to See in Anguilla in July
15 bird species on our list for Anguilla are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are White-winged Dove, Willet, Sandwich Tern, Lesser Yellowlegs and Great White Egret. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Whimbrel.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 15 birds in July
15 birds
White-winged DoveZenaida asiaticaSummer visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.85% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.40% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.74% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.66% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaWinter visitorCommon15–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.63% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.24% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Semipalmated Plover 17–19 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- White-winged Dove 27–30 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Roseate Tern 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