Birds to See in Glasgow in August
63 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove and Carrion Crow. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Northern Shoveler and Common Snipe.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Glasgow’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 63 birds in August
63 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 9.20% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 7.79% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.30% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.82% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.29% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.89% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.85% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.77% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.73% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.61% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.61% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.56% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.52% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.52% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.48% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.40% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.32% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.28% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.24% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.16% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.12% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.12% in Aug
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