Birds to See in Renfrewshire in August
76 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Mute Swan. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Treecreeper, Common Snipe and Meadow Pipit and 12 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Renfrewshire’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 76 birds in August
76 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.96% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.64% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.85% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.44% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.78% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.24% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.79% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.74% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.62% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.62% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.54% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.50% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.50% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.41% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.41% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.37% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.37% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.33% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.29% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.29% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug · 0.29% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.25% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.25% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantUncommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.25% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.25% in Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.21% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.21% in Aug
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · records held back in Aug (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.17% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.17% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 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