Birds to See in Cardiff in August
70 bird species on our list for Cardiff are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, European Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow. New this month: Cetti's Warbler, Eurasian Teal, Mediterranean Gull and Rook.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Cardiff’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 70 birds in August
70 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.66% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.27% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.54% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.87% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.77% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.51% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.48% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.28% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.06% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.96% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.85% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.73% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.60% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.43% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.43% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.30% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.28% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.18% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.13% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.13% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.08% 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