Birds to See in Aberdeen in July
98 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull and Carrion Crow. New this month: Redshank, Wheatear, Red Knot and Bullfinch and 6 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Aberdeen’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 July
98 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.25% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 4.73% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.11% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.05% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.95% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.78% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.71% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.67% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.57% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.50% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.45% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.38% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.28% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.04% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.03% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.88% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.87% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.84% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.53% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.51% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.37% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.27% in Jul
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.24% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.23% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.21% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.17% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.17% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.14% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.13% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.11% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.10% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.10% in Jul
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.07% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.07% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jul (protected)
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.06% in Jul
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.06% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.04% 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