Birds to See in Carmarthenshire in July
99 bird species on our list for Carmarthenshire are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Dunlin, Rock Dove, Common Redstart and Green Sandpiper and 4 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Carmarthenshire’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 99 birds in July
99 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.34% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.20% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.86% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.52% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.41% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.31% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.24% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.00% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.86% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.83% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.76% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.62% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.55% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.52% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.48% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.45% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.45% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.41% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.41% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.41% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.38% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.34% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.31% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.31% in Jul
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.28% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.24% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.24% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.21% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.21% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.21% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.21% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.17% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.17% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul · 0.17% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jul (protected)
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul · 0.14% in Jul
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.14% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · records held back in Jul (protected)
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.14% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.10% in Jul
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 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