Birds to See in Newport in July
97 bird species on our list for Newport are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Black-headed Gull and European Goldfinch. New this month: Water Rail, Common Snipe, Ruff and Yellow Wagtail and 14 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Newport’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 97 birds in July
97 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.93% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.04% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.68% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.62% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.29% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.21% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.10% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jul
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.04% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.02% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.96% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.87% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.81% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.77% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.69% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.56% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.52% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.46% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.46% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.46% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.44% in Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.37% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.35% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.29% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.29% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.23% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.23% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.21% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.21% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.17% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusPassage migrantCommon29–31 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.15% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.12% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.10% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.08% in Jul
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorCommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.08% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.08% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.06% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Jul (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