Birds to See in Faroe Islands in August
65 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(26)Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(26)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Sep
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Nov
Winter visitors
(5)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Aug–Oct
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Aug
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Feb–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