Birds to See in Shetland Islands in June
121 bird species on our list for Shetland Islands are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Starling, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Fulmar, European Herring Gull and Arctic Tern. New this month: Marsh Warbler, Red Crossbill, Hobby and Curlew Sandpiper.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Shetland Islands’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 121 birds in June
121 birds
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug · 3.26% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.67% in Jun
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorCommon50–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.63% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.60% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.22% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jun
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.62% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jun
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentCommon53–69 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorCommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.52% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.21% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.01% in Jun
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.79% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.73% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.68% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Common LoonGavia immerResidentCommon66–91 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.52% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.47% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.45% in Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.43% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.42% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.36% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.36% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Jun
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.34% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.33% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.25% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.22% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.20% in Jun
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.19% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.19% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusSummer visitorUncommon14–18 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.11% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% in Jun
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.10% in Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.09% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.06% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.06% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.06% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.06% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jun
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.04% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.04% in Jun
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.04% in Jun
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.04% in Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jun (protected)
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorCommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusPassage migrantRare22–24 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.03% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantRare18–23 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.03% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorRare36–41 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.03% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.03% in Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · records held back in Jun (protected)
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentUncommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillansPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
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