Birds to See in Neath Port Talbot in August
27 bird species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Blue Tit, European Robin, Woodpigeon, Buzzard and Coal Tit. New this month: Coal Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow and Long-tailed Tit and 6 more.
On the move in August
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At their peak
From Neath Port Talbot’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 27 birds in August
27 birds
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 6.34% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 6.34% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.34% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 5.76% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 5.19% in Aug
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 5.19% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.90% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.61% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.32% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.75% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.31% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.02% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.02% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.02% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.02% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.73% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.73% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.73% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.73% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.44% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.44% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 1.15% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.86% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Common Raven 58–69 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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