Birds to See in Shropshire in June
110 bird species on our list for Shropshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Green Sandpiper and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Shropshire’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 110 birds in June
110 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.76% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.73% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.96% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.24% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.11% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.69% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.63% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.59% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.36% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.79% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.53% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.51% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.40% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.34% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.33% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.31% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.24% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.20% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.19% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.13% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.12% in Jun
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.11% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.11% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaScarceUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.03% 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