Birds to See in Shetland Islands in July
96 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
96 bird species on our list for Shetland Islands are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Oystercatcher, Arctic Tern, European Herring Gull, Common Starling and Fulmar. New this month: Glaucous Gull, Red Knot, Ruff and Stonechat and 3 more.
Leaving after last month30
- European Robin
- Chaffinch
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Long-tailed Duck
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Whitethroat
- Whinchat
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Rosefinch
- Common Redstart
- Dunnock
- Pink-footed Goose
- Red-backed Shrike
- Common Reed-warbler
- Black Redstart
- Water Rail
- Bluethroat
- Northern Pintail
- Common Merganser
- Common Quail
- Yellow Wagtail
- Little Stint
- Subalpine Warbler
- Jackdaw
- Osprey
- Canada Goose
- Golden Oriole
- Hobby
- Curlew Sandpiper
Residents
(42)Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Recorded all year
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Recorded all year
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Recorded all year
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Twite
Linaria flavirostrisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serratorLC
Recorded all year
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Recorded all year
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(42)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Sep
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Sep
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Jan–Nov
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Apr–Oct
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
Regularly May–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly May–Jan
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Jul–May
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Recorded all year
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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