Birds to See in Herefordshire in July
76 bird species on our list for Herefordshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Eurasian Wren, Blackbird, European Goldfinch and Blue Tit.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulAt their peak
Leaving soon
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 76 birds in July
76 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.17% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.76% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.50% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.41% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.78% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.74% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.45% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.45% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.11% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.78% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.65% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.60% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.58% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.40% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.40% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.38% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.27% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.27% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.22% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorCommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.20% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · records held back in Jul (protected)
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.13% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon29–37 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.13% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.11% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 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