Birds to See in Falkirk in August
82 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
82 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie and Barn Swallow. New this month: Gadwall, Greenshank, Canada Goose and Sand Martin and 7 more.
Residents
(53)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jul–Oct
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly May–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Summer visitors
(15)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinellaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Winter visitors
(8)Present outside the breeding season
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–May
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jul–May
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–Apr
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(6)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Jun–Aug
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Aug
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
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