Birds in Carmarthenshire

164 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Carmarthenshire has 164 bird species recorded regularly there: 73 residents, 19 summer visitors, 22 winter visitors, 37 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 39,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Carmarthenshire in September

106 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 106 birds in September

Arriving in September: Curlew Sandpiper, Northern Pintail, Reed Bunting, Eurasian Siskin, Barnacle Goose, Cetti's Warbler, Whooper Swan, Cattle Egret and 2 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Carmarthenshire each month: most in April (109), fewest in October (84). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)50 families

All 164 birds on the list

Showing 139–161 of 164 species

Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Woodcock

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticolaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifronsLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammeaLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Razorbill

Razorbill

Alca tordaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostraLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca currucaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Avocet

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosettaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hen Harrier

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grasshopper Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naeviaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Firecrest

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapillaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulataLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochrurosLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinellaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Tit

Willow Tit

Poecile montanusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Western Marsh-harrier

Western Marsh-harrier

Circus aeruginosusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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