Birds to See in Falkirk in July
79 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Barn Swallow. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Dunlin, Red-breasted Merganser and Bar-tailed Godwit and 8 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Falkirk’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 79 birds in July
79 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.77% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.53% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.94% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.72% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.81% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.17% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.98% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.98% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.93% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.93% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.88% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.73% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.68% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.68% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.68% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.64% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.64% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.54% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.49% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.44% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.39% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.39% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.39% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.39% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.34% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.34% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.34% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.34% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.29% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.29% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.29% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.29% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.24% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.20% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.20% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.20% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.15% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.15% in Jul
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Jul (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