Birds to See in Cardiff in June
73 bird species on our list for Cardiff are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie, House Sparrow and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Eurasian Oystercatcher, Sedge Warbler and Red Kite.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 73 birds in June
73 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.90% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.31% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.54% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.61% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.35% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.95% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.77% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.56% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.99% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.89% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.52% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.47% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.42% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.39% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.32% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.28% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.13% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.13% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.10% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.08% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · records held back in Jun (protected)
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.08% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.08% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
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