Birds to See in Bridgend in July
62 bird species on our list for Bridgend are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird. New this month: Goldcrest, Rock Pipit, Rook and Eurasian Nuthatch and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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.
Other months
All 62 birds in July
62 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.06% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.25% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.84% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.84% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.83% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.73% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.62% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.62% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.52% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.22% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.12% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.12% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.02% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.91% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.91% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.91% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.81% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.81% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.81% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.81% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.81% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.71% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.71% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.71% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.71% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.61% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.61% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.61% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.41% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.41% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.30% in Jul
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