Birds to See in Bermuda in July
29 bird species on our list for Bermuda are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Common Starling, Mourning Dove, Mallard and Northern Cardinal. New this month: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper and Greater Yellowlegs and 6 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Bermuda’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 29 birds in July
29 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 7.77% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 7.65% in Jul
Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraResidentCommon23–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.64% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.53% in Jul
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Jul
Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensisResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Jul
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosResidentCommon41–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Jul
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesWinter visitorCommon23–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.01% in Jul
Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisResidentCommon16–21 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.81% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.23% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.13% in Jul
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasResidentCommon91–137 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPassage migrantCommon15–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.74% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaWinter visitorCommon29–40 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.53% in Jul
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.46% in Jul
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantCommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.44% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.38% in Jul
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
WilletTringa semipalmataPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.24% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Prothonotary Warbler 13–14 cm
- Least Sandpiper 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Semipalmated Sandpiper 15–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Eastern Bluebird 16–21 cm
- Stilt Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Solitary Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 cm
- Gray Catbird 20–24 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Lesser Yellowlegs 23–27 cm
- Mourning Dove 23–34 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Greater Yellowlegs 29–40 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Willet 33–41 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- American Crow 41–53 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Great Blue Heron 91–137 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