Birds in Swansea

143 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Swansea has 143 bird species recorded regularly there: 61 residents, 18 summer visitors, 29 winter visitors, 24 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 30,000 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 Swansea in September

81 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 81 birds in September

Arriving in September: Great White Egret, Mute Swan, Common Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Coot, Common Reed-warbler, Eider, Common Kingfisher.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Swansea each month: most in January (99), fewest in March (76). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)45 families

All 143 birds on the list

Showing 93–115 of 143 species

Coot

Coot

Fulica atraLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Sep–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligulaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jun–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodiaLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Dec–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Aug–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl

Strix alucoLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustrisLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Nov–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eider

Eider

Somateria mollissimaNT

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Sep–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Aug–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dipper

Dipper

Cinclus cinclusLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Mar–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Kingfisher

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthisLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigraLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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