Birds to See in Stirling in August
78 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow and Chaffinch. New this month: Tufted Duck, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Redstart and Tawny Owl and 1 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Stirling’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 78 birds in August
78 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.67% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.24% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.52% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.19% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 4.01% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.11% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.89% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.82% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.78% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.66% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.19% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.98% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.87% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.80% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.51% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.43% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.40% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.36% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.33% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.33% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.33% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.29% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.29% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.29% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.25% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.25% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.22% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.22% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.22% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.14% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.14% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.11% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.11% 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