Birds to See in Clackmannanshire in August
68 bird species on our list for Clackmannanshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow, European Robin and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Common Pheasant, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Teal and Bullfinch and 15 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Clackmannanshire’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 68 birds in August
68 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.12% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.89% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.68% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.59% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.50% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.50% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.50% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.41% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.33% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.15% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.15% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.06% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.88% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.88% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.88% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.71% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.71% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.71% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantCommon48–56 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.71% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.62% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.62% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.53% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.44% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Aug
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.44% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.44% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.44% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.44% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.44% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.35% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.35% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.35% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug · 0.35% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.35% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.35% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.27% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.27% 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