Birds to See in Lithuania in August
175 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
175 bird species on our list for Lithuania are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Pied Wagtail and Hooded Crow. New this month: Northern Pintail, Hen Harrier, Velvet Scoter and Common Scoter and 11 more.
New in August15
Residents
(43)Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatusLC
Recorded all year
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
Recorded all year
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(87)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Feb–Dec
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurioLC
Regularly May–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Oct
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Mar–Jan
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Serin
Serinus serinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Sep
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnixLC
Regularly May–Aug
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustrisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioidesLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Sep
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly May–Aug
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly May–Nov
Winter visitors
(23)Present outside the breeding season
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Recorded all year
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Goshawk
Astur gentilisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fuscaVU
Regularly Aug–Apr
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(22)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Jul–Sep
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–Sep
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly May–Sep
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–Oct
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzanaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrixLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Regularly Jul–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