Birds to See in Argyll and Bute in August
128 bird species on our list for Argyll and Bute are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Barn Swallow and Grey Heron. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Little Egret, Greenshank and Merlin and 8 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Argyll and Bute’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 128 birds in August
128 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.94% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.39% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.47% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.16% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Aug
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.00% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.94% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.87% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.75% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.67% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.65% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.54% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.52% in Aug
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.45% in Aug
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.44% in Aug
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.37% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.33% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.28% in Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.27% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.27% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
MagpiePica picaWinter visitorCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.23% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.23% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.22% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.19% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.18% in Aug
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.16% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.16% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Aug
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.15% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.12% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.12% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.12% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.12% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxWinter visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.08% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.07% in Aug
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.06% in Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.05% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.05% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.05% in Aug
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Aug (protected)
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.03% 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