Birds to See in Cardiff in July
76 bird species on our list for Cardiff are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blackbird, House Sparrow and Magpie. New this month: Pochard, Little Egret, Common Sandpiper and Tawny Owl and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 76 birds in July
76 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.24% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.47% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.43% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.74% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.06% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.80% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.30% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.20% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.11% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.98% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.79% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.38% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.28% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.26% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.17% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.13% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.13% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.13% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.13% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.13% in Jul
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.13% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · records held back in Jul (protected)
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.08% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.08% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.06% 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