Birds to See in Herefordshire in August
79 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Herefordshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 79 birds in August
79 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.84% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.78% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.75% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.69% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.21% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.43% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.26% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.99% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.96% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.75% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.72% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.66% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.66% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.60% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.57% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.51% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.51% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.39% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.36% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.27% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.27% in Aug
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.12% in Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Aug (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