Birds to See in Denbighshire in August
66 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
66 bird species on our list for Denbighshire are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, European Robin and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Peregrine Falcon and European Green Woodpecker.
New in August2
Leaving after last month31
- Canada Goose
- Common Merganser
- Redshank
- Mistle Thrush
- Little Tern
- Curlew
- Sanderling
- Whitethroat
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Moorhen
- Greylag Goose
- Reed Bunting
- Ringed Plover
- Coot
- Greenfinch
- Tawny Owl
- Tufted Duck
- Sand Martin
- Whinchat
- Dunlin
- Common Reed-warbler
- Common Kingfisher
- Great Crested Grebe
- Common Shelduck
- Stock Dove
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Redpoll
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Nightjar
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Tern
Residents
(37)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Regularly Dec–Sep
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Aug
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Summer visitors
(23)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Red Grouse
Lagopus scoticaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Dipper
Cinclus cinclusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Winter visitors
(3)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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