Birds to See in Italy in July
201 bird species on our list for Italy are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blackcap and Barn Swallow. New this month: Eurasian Siskin, Common Snipe, Hawfinch and Ruff and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Italy’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 201 birds in July
201 birds
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.80% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.67% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentCommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.37% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
SerinSerinus serinusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.88% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.87% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorCommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.72% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.62% in Jul
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorCommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.57% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.51% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.48% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.45% in Jul
Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactylaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.44% in Jul
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusSummer visitorUncommon36–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.36% in Jul
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.31% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Crested TitLophophanes cristatusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentCommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaSummer visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.29% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSummer visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.26% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Monk ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Willow TitPoecile montanusSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.23% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.21% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
FieldfareTurdus pilarisResidentUncommon22–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.14% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusSummer visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.14% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% in Jul
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.13% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisResidentUncommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.11% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.11% in Jul
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.10% in Jul
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiResidentUncommon48–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.07% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
WryneckJynx torquillaSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.04% in Jul
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentRare25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorRare12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrioResidentRare45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorRare34–36 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusResidentRare41–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
CorncrakeCrex crexSummer visitorRare22–30 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.00% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% 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