Birds to See in Stockton-on-Tees in August
98 bird species on our list for Stockton-on-Tees are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Mallard, Coot, Woodpigeon, Little Egret and Mute Swan. New this month: Golden Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint and Merlin and 8 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Stockton-on-Tees’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 98 birds in August
98 birds
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.73% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.65% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.54% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.41% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.36% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.35% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.30% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeResidentCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.11% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.75% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.75% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.73% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.68% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.54% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.48% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.35% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.33% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.33% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentUncommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.30% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.29% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.29% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusScarceUncommon110–142 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.27% in Aug
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.27% in Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.25% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.22% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.22% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.21% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.21% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.17% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerScarceUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Aug · 0.16% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.14% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.13% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Aug
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Aug · 0.11% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.10% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.06% in Aug
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
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