Birds to See in Kent in July
164 bird species on our list for Kent are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull and Magpie. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, Common Snipe and Golden Plover and 13 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Kent’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 164 birds in July
164 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.66% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.53% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.21% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.10% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.10% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.01% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.80% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.73% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.66% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.63% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.60% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.48% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.40% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.39% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.33% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.29% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.22% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.16% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.11% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusWinter visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorCommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jul (protected)
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorRare24–28 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% 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