Birds to See in Fife in June
137 bird species on our list for Fife are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Arctic Jaeger, Great Skua, Common Kingfisher and Common Reed-warbler and 1 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Fife’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 137 birds in June
137 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.67% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.57% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.57% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.48% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.30% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.29% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.09% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.08% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.94% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.92% in Jun
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.92% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentCommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.59% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.40% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.26% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.26% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.21% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.19% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.15% in Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.13% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.12% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusResidentUncommon31–38 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.07% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.07% in Jun
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · records held back in Jun (protected)
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.06% in Jun
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · records held back in Jun (protected)
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.05% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantCommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.04% in Jun
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorCommon25–30 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.04% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.04% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.04% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.04% in Jun
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.02% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.02% in Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 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