Birds to See in Ceredigion in August
110 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
110 bird species on our list for Ceredigion are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Barn Swallow and Woodpigeon. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Common Snipe, Common Gull and Great White Egret and 12 more.
New in August16
Residents
(71)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Recorded all year
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Recorded all year
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Aug–Mar
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Recorded all year
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Apr–Jan
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Apr–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Aug
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(8)Present outside the breeding season
Common Merganser
Mergus merganserLC
Recorded all year
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Jul–May
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–May
Passage migrants
(8)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Aug–Jan
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Apr–Nov
Hobby
Falco subbuteoLC
Regularly May–Sep
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