Birds to See in Renfrewshire in June
88 bird species on our list for Renfrewshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow. New this month: Sparrowhawk, Black Guillemot, Dipper and Yellowhammer.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 88 birds in June
88 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.55% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.50% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.44% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.91% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.71% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.71% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.40% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.35% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.12% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.09% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.95% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.79% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.67% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.67% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.59% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.56% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.48% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.39% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.39% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.34% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.31% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.31% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.28% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.25% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.25% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.22% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.20% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.20% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.20% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.17% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantUncommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.14% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.14% in Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · records held back in Jun (protected)
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Jun (protected)
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusScarceUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.08% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun · 0.08% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Jun (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · records held back in Jun (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