Birds in Flintshire

141 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Flintshire has 141 bird species recorded regularly there: 68 residents, 13 summer visitors, 14 winter visitors, 36 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 21,000 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 Flintshire in September

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

All 82 birds in September

Arriving in September: Northern Shoveler, Red Knot, Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Great Crested Grebe, Northern Pintail, Common Snipe, Ruff and 2 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Flintshire each month: most in May (87), fewest in March (54). 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)42 families

All 141 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 141 species

Greenfinch

Greenfinch

Chloris chlorisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Dec

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

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelosLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Aug

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

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

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

Redshank

Tringa totanusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jun–Apr

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

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

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

Linnet

Linaria cannabinaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Feb

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

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–May

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

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Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Whitethroat

Curruca communisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

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

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Mar

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

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Jun

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

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

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

Goldcrest

Regulus regulusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Feb

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

Pied Wagtail

Motacilla albaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Feb

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

Redwing

Turdus iliacusNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Feb

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

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Grey Heron

Ardea cinereaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Mar

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

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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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