Birds to See in East Lothian in June
130 bird species on our list for East Lothian are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow and Blackbird. New this month: Barn Owl, Red Crossbill and Water Rail.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From East Lothian’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 130 birds in June
130 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.54% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.07% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.63% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.60% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.52% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.50% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.14% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.14% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.12% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.93% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.72% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.66% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.49% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.48% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.26% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.19% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentCommon51–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.12% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.11% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.10% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.06% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.06% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.05% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentRare23–28 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceRare41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in Jun (protected)
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