Birds to See in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in August
18 bird species on our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow and Carrion Crow. New this month: Little Grebe and Dipper.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Rhondda, Cynon, Taff’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 18 birds in August
18 birds
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 16.36% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 13.01% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 11.15% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.35% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.60% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.49% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 1.49% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.49% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 1.12% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.12% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 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
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