Birds to See in West Yorkshire in July
135 bird species on our list for West Yorkshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and European Goldfinch. New this month: Common Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Whimbrel and Arctic Tern and 5 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From West Yorkshire’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 135 birds in July
135 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.43% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.39% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.38% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.34% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.13% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.90% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.81% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.80% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.73% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.63% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.61% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.58% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.44% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisResidentUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · records held back in Jul (protected)
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.34% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.29% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.29% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.18% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Jul
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.12% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.11% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.11% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.09% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.08% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.04% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.04% in Jul
Willow TitPoecile montanusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.02% in Jul
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.01% in Jul
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceRare10–11 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Jul (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