Birds to See in East Ayrshire in July
59 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in July14
Residents
(18)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Jul
Summer visitors
(38)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Dec–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Feb–Jul
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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