Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in August
28 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon and Mallard. New this month: Great Cormorant, Chaffinch, Grey Heron and Little Grebe and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From North Lanarkshire’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 28 birds in August
28 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 5.88% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.57% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.95% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.79% in Aug
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 2.48% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.48% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.17% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.17% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.17% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.55% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.55% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.24% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.24% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.24% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.24% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.24% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.24% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.24% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.93% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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