Birds to See in Monmouthshire in June
91 bird species on our list for Monmouthshire are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Woodcock and Nightjar.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At 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 91 birds in June
91 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.89% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.79% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.49% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.44% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.19% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.73% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.69% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.43% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.31% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.26% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.97% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.84% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.80% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.80% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.72% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.67% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.67% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusSummer visitorCommon60–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.67% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.67% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.67% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.63% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.63% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaSummer visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.59% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.59% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.55% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.51% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.51% in Jun
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.46% in Jun
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.46% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.46% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.46% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.46% in Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.46% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.42% in Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.38% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.38% in Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jun · 0.38% in Jun
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.38% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.29% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.29% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.29% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.29% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.29% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.29% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.25% in Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.21% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.21% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.21% in Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.17% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.13% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.13% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · records held back in Jun (protected)
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoScarceUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Jun (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