Birds to See in Faroe Islands in August
65 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Fulmar, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Common Starling. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Grey Heron, Barn Swallow and Red Knot and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Faroe Islands’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 65 birds in August
65 birds
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 5.05% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.58% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 4.37% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.23% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.94% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.35% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Aug
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.99% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Aug
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.85% in Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.26% in Aug
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.23% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.93% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.83% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.49% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.26% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.99% in Aug
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.99% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.75% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.68% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.56% in Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.54% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.52% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.52% in Aug
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.47% in Aug
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.45% in Aug
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Aug
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.20% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug · 0.18% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug · 0.17% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.15% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.08% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.07% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.07% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.06% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPassage migrantUncommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.06% 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