Birds in West Lothian

105 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for West Lothian has 105 bird species recorded regularly there: 58 residents, 23 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 15,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in West Lothian in September

54 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 54 birds in September

Arriving in September: Common Merganser, Greylag Goose, Song Thrush, Pink-footed Goose, Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, Northern Lapwing and 1 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in West Lothian each month: most in May (72), fewest in February (42). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
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Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)41 families

All 105 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 105 species

Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pied Wagtail

Pied Wagtail

Motacilla albaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reed Bunting

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenfinch

Greenfinch

Chloris chlorisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Fieldfare

Fieldfare

Turdus pilarisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelopeLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kestrel

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mistle Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos majorLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Nov–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Treecreeper

Treecreeper

Certhia familiarisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Curruca communisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinereaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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