Birds to See in East Ayrshire in July
59 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Mute Swan, Coot, Common Raven and Moorhen and 10 more.
On the move in July
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At 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 59 birds in July
59 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.78% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.83% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.51% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.51% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.35% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 3.19% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.87% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.87% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.71% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.71% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.39% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.23% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.23% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.23% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.07% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.91% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.75% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.75% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.75% in Jul
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.59% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.44% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.44% in Jul
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.44% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.44% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.44% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.44% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.28% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.28% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.28% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.28% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.12% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.12% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.12% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.12% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.96% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.80% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.80% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.64% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Jul · 0.64% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.48% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.48% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.48% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.48% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.48% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul · 0.48% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jul · 0.48% 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