Birds to See in Midlothian in August
84 bird species on our list for Midlothian are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Common Shelduck, Common Merganser, Red Grouse and Tree Pipit.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Midlothian’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 84 birds in August
84 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.33% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.19% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.07% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.81% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.85% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.30% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.19% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.90% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.78% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.58% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.58% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.52% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.52% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.49% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.41% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.35% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.32% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.29% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.26% in Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.26% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.23% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Aug (protected)
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.17% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.17% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–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