Birds in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
87 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
Our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff has 87 bird species recorded regularly there: 43 residents, 13 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors.
The list comes from 11,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
Birds to see in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff in September
38 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

Jackdaw
Resident

Woodpigeon
Resident

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Summer visitor

European Robin
Resident

Magpie
Resident

Carrion Crow
Resident

Mallard
Resident

Eurasian Wren
Resident
Arriving in September: Blue Tit, Dunnock, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Common Starling, Eurasian Wren, Coal Tit and 16 more.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff each month: most in April (62), fewest in August (17). Choose a month to see its birds.
All 87 birds on the list
Showing 24–46 of 87 species

European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul

Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Sep–May

Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Aug–Mar

Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Sep–Jun

Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly Oct–May

House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
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Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Jul

Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Jul

Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Nov–Jul

Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul

Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostraLC
Regularly Nov–Jul

Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul

Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Oct–May

Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jul–May

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep

Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep

Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Oct–Jul

Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Sep

Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–Apr

European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Regularly Jun–Apr
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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