Birds to See in Caerphilly in July
38 bird species on our list for Caerphilly are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Eurasian Wren. New this month: House Sparrow, Coal Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch and European Herring Gull and 14 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At 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 38 birds in July
38 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 11.14% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 8.35% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.34% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.71% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.48% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.25% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.02% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jul–May · 2.09% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.86% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.86% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.86% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.62% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.62% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.62% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.62% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.39% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.39% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.39% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.16% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 1.16% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 1.16% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.93% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.93% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.93% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.93% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.93% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.93% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.70% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul · 0.70% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Jul (protected)
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaScarceCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
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