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Birds in Monmouthshire

Our list for Monmouthshire has 118 bird species recorded regularly there: 59 residents, 27 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors, 13 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors

The list comes from 20,000 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.

Species on our list
118
In October
67
Common
84
Busiest month
May

What's special about Monmouthshire

vs Wales

The birds recorded far more often here than across Wales, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Monmouthshire is worth visiting for.

  1. Tree PipitTree Pipit3.5×Summer visitor · 0.30% of records here, 0.09% across Wales
  2. European Green WoodpeckerEuropean Green Woodpecker3.1×Resident · 0.78% of records here, 0.25% across Wales
  3. Common MerganserCommon Merganser2.9×Winter visitor · 0.82% of records here, 0.29% across Wales
  4. BuzzardBuzzard2.0×Resident · 2.9% of records here, 1.5% across Wales
  5. FieldfareFieldfare1.9×Winter visitor · 0.29% of records here, 0.15% across Wales
  6. TreecreeperTreecreeper1.8×Resident · 0.53% of records here, 0.30% across Wales
  7. Common RedstartCommon Redstart1.7×Summer visitor · 0.29% of records here, 0.16% across Wales
  8. Stock DoveStock Dove1.7×Summer visitor · 0.30% of records here, 0.18% across Wales

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin5.80%
  2. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow5.20%
  3. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon4.67%
  4. Blue TitBlue Tit4.31%
  5. BlackbirdBlackbird4.07%
  6. JackdawJackdaw3.59%

Arriving now

  1. Mistle ThrushMistle ThrushResidentSep 0.19% → Oct 1.02%
  2. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.84%
  3. Coal TitCoal TitResidentSep 0.09% → Oct 0.78%
  4. Song ThrushSong ThrushResidentSep 0.19% → Oct 0.72%
  5. Eurasian SkylarkEurasian SkylarkSummer visitorSep 0.47% → Oct 0.72%
  6. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinSummer visitorSep 0.38% → Oct 0.60%

Share of all bird records in Monmouthshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Monmouthshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Monmouthshire

Records by month
Bird records in Monmouthshire by month, 2019–2024
January1,614
February965
March1,512
April2,772
May2,996
June2,373
July1,617
August1,426
September1,057
October1,672
November1,096
December1,276

May has the most records (2,996). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 23
All 23 families in Monmouthshire

How common

More of Wales

All of Wales

All 118 birds, A to Z

Show all 118 birds

Questions

4

What birds is Monmouthshire known for?

Compared with the rest of Wales, Monmouthshire stands out for Tree Pipit, European Green Woodpecker, Common Merganser and Buzzard. Each is recorded at least 1.9 times as often here as across Wales, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Monmouthshire?

118 species, each recorded regularly in Monmouthshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 59 residents, 27 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors, 13 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Monmouthshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Monmouthshire in October?

67 species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird.

What are the most common birds in Monmouthshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Monmouthshire are European Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.

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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