Birds to See in West Lothian in June
72 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Chaffinch. New this month: Spotted Flycatcher, Eurasian Jay, Northern Lapwing and Yellowhammer and 2 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 72 birds in June
72 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.83% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.65% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.17% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.93% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.75% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.63% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.63% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.57% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.51% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.38% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.26% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.14% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.14% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.08% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.02% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.96% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.96% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.96% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.96% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.90% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.90% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.84% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.84% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.78% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.78% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.66% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.60% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusScarceCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.60% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.60% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.54% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.54% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun · 0.54% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.48% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun · 0.36% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.36% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.30% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.30% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.30% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.24% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.24% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.24% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.24% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.18% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
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