Birds to See in Swansea in June
78 bird species on our list for Swansea are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Little Egret, Northern Lapwing, Mediterranean Gull and Coot and 4 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Swansea’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 78 birds in June
78 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.80% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.19% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.97% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.89% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.74% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.49% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.45% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.98% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.70% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.41% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.30% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.26% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.01% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.94% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.87% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jun
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.83% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.79% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.72% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.72% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.54% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.40% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.40% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.40% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.36% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.32% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.32% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in Jun (protected)
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.22% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.18% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.14% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.14% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.11% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaPassage migrantUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Jun (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