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 93–105 of 105 species

Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Jan

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

Tawny Owl

Strix alucoLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Jun

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

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naeviaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Green Woodpecker

European Green Woodpecker

Picus viridisLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Apr–May

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

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borinLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Jun

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

Dipper

Cinclus cinclusLC

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

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Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov

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

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Grouse

Red Grouse

Lagopus scoticaLC

ScarceUncommon
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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