Birds to See in North Lanarkshire in July
36 bird species on our list for North Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Greenfinch.
On the move in July
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At their peak
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 36 birds in July
36 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 6.50% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.23% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 6.23% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.69% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.52% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.98% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.71% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.44% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.44% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 2.17% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.90% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.90% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.63% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.63% in Jul
Great TitParus majorSummer visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.63% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.63% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.63% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.63% in Jul
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.36% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.36% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.36% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.08% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 1.08% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.08% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.81% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.81% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.81% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.81% in Jul
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