Birds in East Ayrshire

100 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for East Ayrshire has 100 bird species recorded regularly there: 32 residents, 38 summer visitors, 19 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 6,024 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in East Ayrshire in September

24 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 24 birds in September

Arriving in September: Mute Swan, Willow Warbler, Coal Tit, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose, Eurasian Teal and 4 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in East Ayrshire each month: most in May (72), fewest in October (9). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)40 families

All 100 birds on the list

Showing 1–23 of 100 species

ResidentRecorded all yearSummer visitorArrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitorPresent outside the breeding seasonPassage migrantSeen mainly in spring and autumn migrationScarceRecorded in some years but not every yearCommonAmong the most-recorded birds in its best monthUncommonRecorded regularly, but on a minority of outingsRareFew records, even in its best month
Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebsLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Nov–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Carrion Crow

Carrion Crow

Corvus coroneLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rook

Rook

Corvus frugilegusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubeculaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldcrest

Goldcrest

Regulus regulusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Nov–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

Coloeus monedulaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Buzzard

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olorLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jan–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Jan–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coal Tit

Coal Tit

Periparus aterLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackbird

Blackbird

Turdus merulaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaeaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wren

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytesLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Tit

Great Tit

Parus majorLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Woodpigeon

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Nov–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Starling

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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