Birds to See in Dundee in August
44 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Rock Dove. New this month: Mallard, Redshank, Moorhen and Willow Warbler and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Dundee’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 44 birds in August
44 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 9.24% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 8.42% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 8.00% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.60% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.60% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 4.62% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.24% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.16% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.99% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.99% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.91% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.83% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.74% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.66% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.66% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.58% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.58% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.58% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.50% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.50% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.50% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug · 0.50% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisScarceUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug · 0.50% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.41% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.41% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.33% 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