Birds to See in Somerset in June
131 bird species on our list for Somerset are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Red-crested Pochard and Mediterranean Gull and 1 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 131 birds in June
131 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.17% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.86% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.42% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.23% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.10% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.85% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.75% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.68% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.62% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.54% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.54% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.14% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.13% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.09% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Jun
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorRare24–28 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.05% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.04% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorRare30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorRare32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentRare87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.01% in Jun
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.01% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentRare45–50 cmRegularly Jun · 0.01% in Jun
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 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