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Birds in Neath Port Talbot

Our list for Neath Port Talbot has 91 bird species recorded regularly there: 35 residents, 5 summer visitors, 28 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors

The list comes from 9,027 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
91
In October
36
Common
88
Busiest month
Jan

What's special about Neath Port Talbot

vs Wales

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

  1. GoldeneyeGoldeneye7.1×Passage migrant · 0.79% of records here, 0.11% across Wales
  2. PochardPochard5.7×Passage migrant · 0.79% of records here, 0.14% across Wales
  3. European Green WoodpeckerEuropean Green Woodpecker3.2×Resident · 0.80% of records here, 0.25% across Wales
  4. Long-tailed TitLong-tailed Tit2.5×Winter visitor · 2.2% of records here, 0.89% across Wales
  5. Coal TitCoal Tit2.4×Winter visitor · 1.9% of records here, 0.79% across Wales
  6. Eurasian SiskinEurasian Siskin2.3×Winter visitor · 1.2% of records here, 0.50% across Wales
  7. Eurasian JayEurasian Jay2.3×Resident · 1.3% of records here, 0.58% across Wales
  8. Tufted DuckTufted Duck2.3×Winter visitor · 1.4% of records here, 0.59% across Wales

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin4.93%
  2. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow4.57%
  3. BlackbirdBlackbird4.43%
  4. MagpieMagpie4.35%
  5. Great TitGreat Tit4.14%
  6. JackdawJackdaw3.85%

Arriving now

  1. ChaffinchChaffinchWinter visitorSep 1.76% → Oct 3.43%
  2. European GoldfinchEuropean GoldfinchResidentSep 3.04% → Oct 2.50%
  3. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 1.44% → Oct 2.00%
  4. StonechatStonechatWinter visitorSep 0.48% → Oct 1.57%
  5. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared DoveResidentSep 0.16% → Oct 1.50%
  6. Coal TitCoal TitWinter visitorSep 2.72% → Oct 1.36%

Share of all bird records in Neath Port Talbot 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 Neath Port Talbot

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 Neath Port Talbot

Records by month
Bird records in Neath Port Talbot by month, 2019–2024
January1,531
February884
March539
April592
May792
June406
July678
August347
September625
October1,401
November251
December981

January has the most records (1,531). 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 18
All 18 families in Neath Port Talbot

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Neath Port Talbot known for?

Compared with the rest of Wales, Neath Port Talbot stands out for Goldeneye, Pochard, European Green Woodpecker and Long-tailed Tit. Each is recorded at least 2.4 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 Neath Port Talbot?

91 species, each recorded regularly in Neath Port Talbot (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 35 residents, 5 summer visitors, 28 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Neath Port Talbot, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Neath Port Talbot in October?

36 species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie and Great Tit.

What are the most common birds in Neath Port Talbot?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Neath Port Talbot are European Herring Gull, Blue Tit, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

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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