Birds to See in West Lothian in July
64 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Black-headed Gull and Carrion Crow. New this month: Long-tailed Tit, Common Raven and Pochard.
On the move in July
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At their peak
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 64 birds in July
64 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.73% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.27% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.10% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.03% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.64% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.64% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.94% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.86% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.63% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.40% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.40% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.32% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.24% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.24% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.16% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.01% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.93% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.85% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.85% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.78% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.78% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.70% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.70% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.62% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.62% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.62% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.54% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.54% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.47% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.47% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.39% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.31% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.23% 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