Birds to See in Monmouthshire in August
69 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Barn Swallow and Buzzard. New this month: Reed Bunting.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Monmouthshire’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 69 birds in August
69 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.26% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.84% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.79% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.79% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.65% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.23% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.16% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.73% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.82% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.61% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.33% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.19% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.98% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.98% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.98% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.91% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.84% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.84% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.84% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.77% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.70% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.70% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.70% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.63% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.63% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.49% in Aug
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.42% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.42% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.42% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.35% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.35% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.35% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.35% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.28% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.21% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.21% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoScarceUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
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