Birds to See in Glasgow in July
71 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove and Carrion Crow. New this month: Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Siskin, Common Raven and Grasshopper Warbler and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 71 birds in July
71 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 8.10% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.74% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.59% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 6.24% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.63% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.76% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.26% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.07% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.04% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.98% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.82% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.79% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.38% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.32% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.32% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.32% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.25% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.22% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.19% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.19% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.19% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.19% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.16% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.16% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.09% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 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