Birds to See in Devon in July
147 bird species on our list for Devon are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Goldfinch and Blackbird. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit and Green Sandpiper and 14 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Devon’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 147 birds in July
147 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.70% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.94% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.51% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.70% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.67% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusRecords withheldCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.55% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.45% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.42% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.39% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.36% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.33% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.29% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.28% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.09% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisSummer visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.09% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.04% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul · 0.04% in Jul
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Jul
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentRare53–57 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
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