Birds to See in Falkirk in June
74 bird species on our list for Falkirk are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Barn Swallow and Blackbird. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Sandwich Tern, Meadow Pipit and Linnet and 3 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 74 birds in June
74 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.67% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.85% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.16% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.73% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.64% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.51% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.47% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.47% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.42% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.38% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.38% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.30% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.21% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.21% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.12% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.12% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.95% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.86% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.82% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.82% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.78% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.69% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.65% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.56% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.52% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.52% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.47% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.43% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.35% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.30% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.26% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.26% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.26% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.22% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.13% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Jun (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Jun (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 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