Birds to See in Renfrewshire in July
68 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Magpie. New this month: Redshank, Common Sandpiper and Osprey.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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.
Other months
All 68 birds in July
68 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.77% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.80% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.31% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.70% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.16% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.03% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.03% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.97% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.97% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.73% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.67% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.55% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.43% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.43% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.37% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.30% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.30% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · records held back in Jul (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusScarceUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.18% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.18% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · records held back in Jul (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