Birds to See in Azerbaijan in August
86 bird species on our list for Azerbaijan are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Rock Dove, Hooded Crow, House Sparrow and European Bee-eater. New this month: Sparrowhawk, Rook, European Robin and Yellow Wagtail and 30 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Azerbaijan’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 86 birds in August
86 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.94% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.98% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Aug
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.71% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.44% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusPassage migrantCommon93–122 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.23% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.16% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.96% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.89% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantCommon20–27 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.89% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.82% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.82% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.82% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.75% in Aug
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantCommon66–102 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.75% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantCommon78–90 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.75% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.75% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.68% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.68% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.68% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.68% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriPassage migrantCommon38–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.68% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.55% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.55% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantCommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.55% in Aug
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorCommon22–24 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.55% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.55% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.55% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.48% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.48% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.48% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.48% in Aug
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.48% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.48% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.48% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.48% in Aug
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxPassage migrantUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.41% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Aug
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.41% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.41% in Aug
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.41% in Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.34% in Aug
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.34% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.34% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.34% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.34% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.34% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.27% in Aug
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusSummer visitorCommon98–120 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.27% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.27% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.27% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaPassage migrantUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.21% in Aug
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