Birds to See in West Lothian in August
49 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Residents
(35)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(12)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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