Birds to See in Newport in August
104 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
104 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard and Magpie. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Goldcrest, Wheatear and Little Stint and 10 more.
Residents
(55)Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Recorded all year
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Recorded all year
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Recorded all year
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Recorded all year
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Recorded all year
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Recorded all year
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cettiLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Recorded all year
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Recorded all year
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Red Kite
Milvus milvusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Summer visitors
(17)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Recorded all year
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubiusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca currucaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Winter visitors
(15)Present outside the breeding season
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Recorded all year
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Aug–Feb
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Aug–May
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Passage migrants
(17)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flavaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Red Knot
Calidris canutusNT
Regularly Feb–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferrugineaNT
Regularly Aug–Sep
Garganey
Spatula querquedulaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropusLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetraLC
Regularly Aug–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Aug
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareolaLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Regularly Aug
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