Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in August
60 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Great Cormorant, Dipper, Green Sandpiper and Eurasian Nuthatch and 1 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From South Lanarkshire’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 60 birds in August
60 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.29% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.10% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.54% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.35% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.31% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.08% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.42% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.42% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.32% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.32% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.23% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.23% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.23% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.13% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.13% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.04% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.04% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.95% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.76% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.76% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.76% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.66% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.57% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.57% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.57% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.47% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.47% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Aug (protected)
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.38% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug · 0.28% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% 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