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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Caerphilly

Our list for Caerphilly has 77 bird species recorded regularly there: 41 residents, 5 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 14 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors

The list comes from 7,186 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
77
In October
19
Common
74
Busiest month
Apr

What's special about Caerphilly

vs Wales

The birds recorded far more often here than across Wales, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Caerphilly is worth visiting for.

  1. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon2.9×Resident · 8.3% of records here, 2.9% across Wales
  2. Coal TitCoal Tit2.8×Winter visitor · 2.2% of records here, 0.79% across Wales
  3. Common MerganserCommon Merganser2.5×Passage migrant · 0.71% of records here, 0.29% across Wales
  4. European RobinEuropean Robin2.4×Resident · 7.3% of records here, 3.0% across Wales
  5. BlackbirdBlackbird2.4×Resident · 7.4% of records here, 3.1% across Wales
  6. Eurasian NuthatchEurasian Nuthatch2.4×Winter visitor · 1.6% of records here, 0.68% across Wales
  7. Blue TitBlue Tit2.2×Resident · 5.3% of records here, 2.4% across Wales
  8. DunnockDunnock2.1×Resident · 3.9% of records here, 1.9% across Wales

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin8.94%
  2. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon7.45%
  3. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow7.45%
  4. MagpieMagpie5.96%
  5. BlackbirdBlackbird5.74%
  6. DunnockDunnock4.89%

Arriving now

  1. Long-tailed TitLong-tailed TitWinter visitorSep 0.22% → Oct 1.70%
  2. Grey WagtailGrey WagtailResidentSep 0.22% → Oct 0.64%

Share of all bird records in Caerphilly in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Caerphilly

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Caerphilly

Records by month
Bird records in Caerphilly by month, 2019–2024
January534
February590
March945
April974
May886
June358
July431
August430
September447
October470
November586
December535

April has the most records (974). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 15
All 15 families in Caerphilly

How common

More of Wales

All of Wales

All 77 birds, A to Z

Show all 77 birds

Questions

4

What birds is Caerphilly known for?

Compared with the rest of Wales, Caerphilly stands out for Woodpigeon, Coal Tit, Common Merganser and European Robin. Each is recorded at least 2.4 times as often here as across Wales, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Caerphilly?

77 species, each recorded regularly in Caerphilly (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 41 residents, 5 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 14 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Caerphilly, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Caerphilly in October?

19 species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blackbird.

What are the most common birds in Caerphilly?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Caerphilly are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Blue Tit and Eurasian Wren.

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

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