Birds to See in Lancashire in June
149 bird species on our list for Lancashire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Wren and European Goldfinch. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Red Kite and Black Swan.
On the move in June
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At their peak
From Lancashire’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 149 birds in June
149 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.99% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.89% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.55% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.55% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.16% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.09% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.03% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.78% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.57% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.55% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.51% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.39% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.35% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.26% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.25% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.21% in Jun
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.18% in Jun
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.13% in Jun
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.12% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.12% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Jun
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.09% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.06% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.06% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.03% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jun
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusResidentRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
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