Uncommon Birds in Blaenau Gwent
Our list for Blaenau Gwent has 17 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 4 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Blaenau Gwent in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Sep
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoScarceUncommon25–27 cm
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cm
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisScarceUncommon12–13 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Marsh Tit 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- Whitethroat 13–15 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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