Birds to See in Somerset in August
145 bird species on our list for Somerset are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Magpie and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Common Gull, Wheatear and Northern Pintail and 14 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Somerset’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 145 birds in August
145 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.69% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.46% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.68% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.64% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.60% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.57% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.55% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.45% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.40% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.38% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.29% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.20% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.18% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.17% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.16% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.14% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Aug
Common CraneGrus grusWinter visitorUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.11% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Aug
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.09% in Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.08% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.06% in Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.05% in Aug
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.04% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.03% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentRare43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.02% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentRare87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.02% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.02% in Aug
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.01% in Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorRare32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Aug
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.01% in Aug
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
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