Birds in Gwynedd

176 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Gwynedd has 176 bird species recorded regularly there: 68 residents, 37 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 14 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 71,000 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 Gwynedd in September

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

All 119 birds in September

Arriving in September: Eurasian Wigeon, European Pied Flycatcher, Northern Pintail, Northern Lapwing, Brent Goose, Golden Plover, Tufted Duck, Great Skua and 2 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Gwynedd each month: most in April (127), fewest in February (91). Choose a month to see its birds.

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

All 176 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 176 species

Eurasian Nuthatch

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaeaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Whitethroat

Curruca communisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

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

Rock Pipit

Anthus petrosusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-billed Chough

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

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

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

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

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Fulmar

Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialisLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

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

Greenfinch

Chloris chlorisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleucaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

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

Greylag Goose

Anser anserLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Oct

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

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

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

Northern Pintail

Anas acutaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Feb

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

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–May

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

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

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

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

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

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

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

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

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

Red Kite

Milvus milvusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

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
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Jul–Apr

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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