Birds to See in Denbighshire in August
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.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Denbighshire’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 66 birds in August
66 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.58% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.24% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.55% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.32% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.29% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.95% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.60% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.60% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.60% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.49% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.37% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.26% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.26% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.15% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorCommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.15% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.92% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.92% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.92% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.92% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.80% in Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.80% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.80% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.57% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.46% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.46% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.46% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.46% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.46% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.46% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.46% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.34% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.34% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataSummer visitorCommon41–49 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.34% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.34% in Aug
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