Birds to See in West Dunbartonshire in August
43 bird species on our list for West Dunbartonshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon. New this month: Eurasian Nuthatch, Rook, Eurasian Jay and Bullfinch and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From West Dunbartonshire’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 43 birds in August
43 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.06% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.38% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.05% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.88% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.71% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.70% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.70% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.19% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.85% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.69% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.69% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.69% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.69% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.35% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.18% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.18% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.18% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.18% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.18% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.18% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.01% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.01% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.84% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.84% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.84% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.84% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.67% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug · 0.67% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.67% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.51% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.51% 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