Birds to See in Mongolia in July
145 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
145 bird species on our list for Mongolia are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Ruddy Shelduck, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Raven, Common Tern and Northern Lapwing. New this month: Temminck's Stint, Bluethroat, Merlin and Long-eared Owl and 10 more.
New in July14
Residents
(8)Recorded all year
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferrugineaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachusNT
Recorded all year
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(110)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Vega Gull
Larus vegaeLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Pochard
Aythya ferinaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodiaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoidesEN
Regularly Mar–Oct
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly May–Sep
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly May–Sep
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon niloticaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly May–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly May–Sep
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
Monticola saxatilisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Regularly May–Oct
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Black Tern
Chlidonias nigerLC
Regularly May–Aug
Chukar
Alectoris chukarLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly May–Oct
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulvaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Phylloscopus griseolusLC
Regularly May–Aug
White-tailed Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus albicillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wryneck
Jynx torquillaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegenaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Red-flanked Bluetail
Tarsiger cyanurusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Smew
Mergellus albellusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Winter visitors
(11)Present outside the breeding season
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Willow Tit
Poecile montanusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Northern Goshawk
Astur gentilisLC
Recorded all year
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Passage migrants
(16)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckiiLC
Regularly May–Sep
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminataVU
Regularly Jul–Aug
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly May–Sep
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly May–Sep
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jun–Jul
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrixLC
Regularly May–Dec
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
Regularly Jul
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
Regularly Jun–Jul
European Bee-eater
Merops apiasterLC
Regularly 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