Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in July
73 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
73 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie and Jackdaw. New this month: Greylag Goose, Eurasian Jay, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk and 6 more.
Residents
(45)Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Feb
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Jul–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Jul
Summer visitors
(25)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Regularly Feb–Oct
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Mar–Jul
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Dec
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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