Birds to See in Faroe Islands in July
64 bird species on our list for Faroe Islands are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, Fulmar, Arctic Tern, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Eider. New this month: Purple Sandpiper, Horned Grebe, Merlin and Pomarine Jaeger.
On the move in July
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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 64 birds in July
64 birds
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 6.11% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 5.39% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.82% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 4.68% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.84% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.45% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.92% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.84% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 2.53% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.32% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.84% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.26% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusSummer visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.87% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.79% in Jul
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataSummer visitorCommon53–69 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.74% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.61% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.61% in Jul
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.50% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.50% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.39% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.37% in Jul
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.34% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusSummer visitorCommon18–19 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.32% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.21% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.21% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.18% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.16% in Jul
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorCommon31–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Jul
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorCommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.11% in Jul
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusSummer visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.11% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorUncommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
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