Birds to See in Neath Port Talbot in July
23 bird species on our list for Neath Port Talbot are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, European Goldfinch and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Great Cormorant, Grey Heron and Rock Dove and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 23 birds in July
23 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 7.08% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 6.19% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.60% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.42% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 4.28% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.39% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.92% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.62% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.33% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.33% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.59% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.59% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.59% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.44% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 13–15 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 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
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 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