Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in August
45 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.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Blaenau Gwent’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 45 birds in August
45 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.65% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.71% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.44% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.77% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.29% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.02% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.48% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.48% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.21% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.21% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.21% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.08% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.94% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.94% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.81% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.67% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.67% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.67% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.67% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.54% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.54% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.54% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.40% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug · 0.40% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
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