Hawks & Eagles in Swansea
Our list for Swansea has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Swansea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusScarceUncommon48–56 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 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