Birds to See in Caerphilly in August
28 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Eurasian Wren and Carrion Crow. New this month: Common Raven and Eurasian Jay.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Caerphilly’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 28 birds in August
28 birds
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 8.14% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.67% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 6.51% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 5.81% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.58% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.02% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.56% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.56% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.33% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.86% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.86% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.63% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.63% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.63% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.63% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.40% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.40% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.16% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.16% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.16% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.93% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.70% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.70% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Aug (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Eurasian Siskin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Common Raven 58–69 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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