Birds to See in East Ayrshire in June
59 bird species on our list for East Ayrshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Common Starling. New this month: Goldcrest, Bullfinch and Osprey.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 June
59 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 5.94% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 4.62% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusSummer visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.49% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 4.22% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 3.56% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.56% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.17% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.17% in Jun
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Oct–Jul · 3.17% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.51% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.37% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.24% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.24% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.11% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.98% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.98% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.72% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.72% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.72% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.72% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.72% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.58% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.45% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.32% in Jun
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.32% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.32% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb–Jun · 1.19% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.19% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.06% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.06% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 1.06% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.06% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.92% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.92% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.92% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.92% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.92% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.92% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.79% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.79% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.79% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.79% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.79% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.66% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.66% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.53% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.53% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.53% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.53% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.40% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.40% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.40% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.40% in Jun
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