Birds to See in Argyll and Bute in July
120 bird species on our list for Argyll and Bute are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hooded Crow, Common Gull and Barn Swallow. New this month: Golden Plover, Great Crested Grebe and Bonaparte's Gull.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 120 birds in July
120 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.17% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.75% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.32% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.65% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.30% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.22% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.02% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.89% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.86% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.85% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.84% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.81% in Jul
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.74% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.71% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.56% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.54% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.51% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.47% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.37% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.37% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.34% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.31% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.28% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.24% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.20% in Jul
MagpiePica picaWinter visitorCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.18% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.15% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.15% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.14% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.13% in Jul
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.12% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.10% in Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxWinter visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.09% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.08% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Jul
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.07% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Jul
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantRare28–38 cmRegularly Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% 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