Birds to See in Glasgow in June
68 bird species on our list for Glasgow are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Rock Dove.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt 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 68 birds in June
68 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.48% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 6.28% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.26% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.23% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 5.03% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 4.36% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.21% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.16% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.65% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.70% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.63% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.50% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.28% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.08% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.08% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.95% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.80% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.68% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.53% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.50% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.38% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.33% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.33% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · records held back in Jun (protected)
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.30% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.25% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.23% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.15% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.13% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 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