Birds to See in Somerset in July
132 bird species on our list for Somerset are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Common Snipe, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank and 8 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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.
Other months
All 132 birds in July
132 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.93% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.32% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.21% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.67% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.07% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.61% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.32% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.28% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.22% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.14% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.14% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.11% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.07% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.04% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorRare32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.03% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantRare36–41 cmRegularly Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentRare15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.02% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorRare24–28 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% 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