Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in August
44 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
44 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, European Goldfinch, Mallard, Coot and European Herring Gull. New this month: Great Cormorant, Eurasian Collared Dove, Grey Heron and Rock Dove and 1 more.
Residents
(29)Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug
Summer visitors
(13)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Winter visitors
(2)Present outside the breeding season
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