Birds to See in Dundee in July
47 bird species on our list for Dundee are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, European Goldfinch and Rock Dove. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Curlew, Great Black-backed Gull and Grey Heron and 5 more.
On the move in July
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At their peak
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 47 birds in July
47 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.19% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.67% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.52% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 5.78% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.26% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.44% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 4.30% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.19% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 3.04% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.67% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.44% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.19% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.19% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.04% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.04% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.74% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.74% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.67% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.67% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.67% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.59% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.52% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.52% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Dec · 0.52% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.44% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.44% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.44% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.44% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.37% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.30% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.30% 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