Birds to See in Bridgend in August
73 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallow and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Wheatear, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Ruddy Turnstone and Mediterranean Gull and 14 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Bridgend’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 73 birds in August
73 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.79% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.57% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.29% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.29% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.44% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.07% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.97% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.97% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.78% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.69% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.22% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.22% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.13% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.13% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.13% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.03% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.03% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.94% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.85% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.85% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.75% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.75% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.66% in Aug
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Aug · 0.66% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.66% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.66% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantCommon87–100 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.66% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.66% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.66% in Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.56% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.56% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.56% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.56% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.56% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.56% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.47% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.47% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.47% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.47% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusWinter visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.47% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.38% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.38% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.38% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.38% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.38% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.38% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.28% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.28% in Aug
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