Birds to See in Aberdeen in June
96 bird species on our list for Aberdeen are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and House Sparrow. New this month: Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Canada Goose.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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.
Other months
All 96 birds in June
96 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.13% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.81% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.70% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.09% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.91% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.72% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.57% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.54% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.45% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.42% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.26% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.20% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.20% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.13% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.01% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.93% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.85% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.65% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.55% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.43% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.26% in Jun
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.25% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.23% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.22% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.16% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.15% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.14% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.13% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.08% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.08% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.08% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.06% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jun (protected)
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.05% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Jun (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