Birds to See in East Riding of Yorkshire in July
164 bird species on our list for East Riding of Yorkshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Barn Swallow, Carrion Crow and Northern Gannet. New this month: Common Snipe, Ruff, Merlin and Greater Scaup and 7 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From East Riding of Yorkshire’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 164 birds in July
164 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.44% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.68% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.35% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.33% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.23% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.14% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.06% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.98% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.83% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.76% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.70% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.63% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.61% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorCommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.58% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentCommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.49% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.48% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.41% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.34% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.33% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.31% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.24% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.18% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantCommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.18% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.17% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.12% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.10% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.10% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.08% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.08% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.05% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentUncommon34–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.05% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusWinter visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · records held back in Jul (protected)
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.03% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusSummer visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorRare54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentRare69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantRare14–18 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 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