Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in July
74 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.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 74 birds in July
74 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.43% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.34% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.14% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.67% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.61% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.41% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.34% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.34% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.27% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.21% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.14% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.07% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.94% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.87% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.87% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.80% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.74% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.74% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.74% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.74% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.67% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.67% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.67% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.60% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.54% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.54% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.47% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.47% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.40% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.33% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.33% in Jul
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.27% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.27% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul · 0.20% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.20% in Jul
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