Birds to See in Suffolk in July
160 bird species on our list for Suffolk are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, European Goldfinch and European Herring Gull. New this month: Common Snipe, Golden Plover, Arctic Jaeger and Pectoral Sandpiper and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Suffolk’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 160 birds in July
160 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.52% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.45% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.26% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.06% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.93% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.89% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.84% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.73% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.67% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.66% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.65% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusSummer visitorCommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.52% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.51% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorCommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.47% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.44% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.36% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.32% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.31% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.14% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusSummer visitorUncommon24–28 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
WoodlarkLullula arboreaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusWinter visitorUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.04% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.03% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusSummer visitorRare110–142 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Jul
Common CraneGrus grusResidentUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in Jul (protected)
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentRare16–19 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.02% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.00% 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