Birds to See in Carmarthenshire in June
103 bird species on our list for Carmarthenshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Wren, Woodpigeon and Barn Swallow. New this month: Redshank, Eurasian Teal, Greenshank and Rock Pipit and 6 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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.
Other months
All 103 birds in June
103 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.83% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.77% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.78% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.37% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.23% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.10% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.01% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.88% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.82% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.69% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.63% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.60% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.44% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.44% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.41% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentCommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.38% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.38% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.36% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.36% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorCommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.33% in Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.33% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.30% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.30% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.25% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.25% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.22% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.22% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.19% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.19% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.16% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.16% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.16% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.16% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.16% in Jun
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.16% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.14% in Jun
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jun (protected)
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.11% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.11% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · records held back in Jun (protected)
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.11% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Jun (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