Birds to See in East Ayrshire in August
16 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Buzzard.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From East Ayrshire’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 16 birds in August
16 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 6.76% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 5.34% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.20% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.20% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 3.20% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.85% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 2.85% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.85% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.85% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.49% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.49% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.78% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.42% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.42% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.42% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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