Birds to See in Blaenau Gwent in July
53 bird species on our list for Blaenau Gwent are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Blackbird, European Goldfinch, Mallard and Coot. New this month: Wheatear, Grey Wagtail, Tree Pipit and Treecreeper.
On the move in July
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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 53 birds in July
53 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.99% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.87% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 4.62% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 4.62% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.49% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.37% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.00% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.75% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.50% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.00% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.12% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.62% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.37% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.25% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.12% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.00% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.00% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.00% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.00% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.87% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.87% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.75% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.75% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.75% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.62% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.62% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.62% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Jul (protected)
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.50% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.50% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.50% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.50% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.37% in Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.37% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul · 0.37% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · records held back in Jul (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