Birds to See in North Ayrshire in August
99 bird species on our list for North Ayrshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Jackdaw. New this month: Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Common Snipe and Greenshank and 13 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From North Ayrshire’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 99 birds in August
99 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.20% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.81% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.96% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.26% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.52% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.29% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.18% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.13% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.08% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.87% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.67% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.57% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.57% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.49% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.49% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.49% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.46% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.36% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.28% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.26% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.26% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.26% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.18% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.18% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.18% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Aug (protected)
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug · 0.15% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.15% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.15% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.15% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.15% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.13% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.13% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.10% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.10% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.10% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.10% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.08% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.08% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Aug (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