Birds to See in West Sussex in August
157 bird species on our list for West Sussex are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, European Herring Gull and European Goldfinch. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Wheatear and Whinchat and 15 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From West Sussex’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 157 birds in August
157 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.48% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.24% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.08% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.67% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.22% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.16% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.14% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.89% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.78% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.68% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.65% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.47% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.47% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentCommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.42% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.35% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.32% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.31% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.31% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.17% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.17% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.17% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.15% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Aug
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.09% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaSummer visitorUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.07% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.07% in Aug
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.07% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisWinter visitorUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.04% in Aug
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.02% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusWinter visitorUncommon110–142 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
FulmarFulmarus glacialisWinter visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.02% in Aug
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.01% in Aug
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Aug
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.00% in Aug
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Aug
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