Birds to See in Stirling in July
84 bird species on our list for Stirling are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Little Grebe and Common Kingfisher.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulAt 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.
Other months
All 84 birds in July
84 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.65% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.44% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.78% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.66% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.33% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.73% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.37% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.19% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.59% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.20% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.11% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.75% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.75% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.69% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.57% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.57% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.57% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.54% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.54% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.39% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.33% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.33% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.30% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.27% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.24% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.21% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.18% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.18% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.15% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.15% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% 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