Birds in Merthyr Tydfil

54 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Merthyr Tydfil has 54 bird species recorded regularly there: 34 residents, 4 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 2,437 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 Merthyr Tydfil in September

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

All 1 birds in September

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Merthyr Tydfil each month: most in June (27), fewest in August (1). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)28 families

All 54 birds on the list

Showing 1–23 of 54 species

ResidentRecorded all yearSummer visitorArrives to breed; scarce or absent in winterWinter visitorPresent outside the breeding seasonPassage migrantSeen mainly in spring and autumn migrationScarceRecorded in some years but not every yearCommonAmong the most-recorded birds in its best monthUncommonRecorded regularly, but on a minority of outingsRareFew records, even in its best month
European Robin

European Robin

Erithacus rubeculaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Carrion Crow

Corvus coroneLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

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

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–May

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

Woodpigeon

Columba palumbusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

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

Blackbird

Turdus merulaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaeaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Jackdaw

Coloeus monedulaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Magpie

Pica picaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

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Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

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

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Jun

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

Great Tit

Parus majorLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Jun

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

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jul

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

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytesLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Jul

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

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos majorLC

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

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelosLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Dec

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

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebsLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jan–Jun

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

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

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

Coal Tit

Periparus aterLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

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

Red Kite

Milvus milvusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

Dunnock

Prunella modularisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Oct–May

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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