Birds to See in South Lanarkshire in June
72 bird species on our list for South Lanarkshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Eurasian Wren, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw. New this month: Stonechat and Great Black-backed Gull.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt 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 72 birds in June
72 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.31% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.26% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.17% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 1.99% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.80% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.80% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.80% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.66% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.57% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.39% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.39% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.25% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.20% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.20% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.15% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.06% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.88% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.88% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.88% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.83% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.83% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.65% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.65% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoSummer visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.60% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.60% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.55% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.46% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.42% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.37% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.37% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.37% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.28% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.28% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.28% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.23% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun · 0.23% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.23% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · records held back in Jun (protected)
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