Birds to See in West Lothian in August
49 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, European Robin, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard and Carrion Crow. New this month: Great Black-backed Gull and Common Pheasant.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From West Lothian’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 49 birds in August
49 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.48% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.02% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.56% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.65% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.46% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.28% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.28% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.28% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.10% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.91% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.91% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.91% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.91% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.73% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.73% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.55% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.55% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.55% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.55% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.55% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% 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