Birds to See in West Midlands in August
96 bird species on our list for West Midlands are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, European Robin and Blue Tit. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Common Snipe, Stonechat and Spotted Flycatcher and 8 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From West Midlands’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 96 birds in August
96 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.42% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.10% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.77% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.41% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.39% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.15% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.90% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.89% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.67% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.59% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.37% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.36% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.29% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.23% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.15% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.15% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.14% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.10% in Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug · 0.07% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.06% in Aug
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.04% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceRare140–165 cmRegularly Feb–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