Birds to See in Torfaen in August
25 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: Eurasian Collared Dove, Moorhen, Long-tailed Tit and Grey Wagtail and 3 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Torfaen’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 25 birds in August
25 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 9.18% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.78% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 5.10% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.42% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 3.40% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.40% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 3.40% in Aug
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.72% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.72% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.38% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 2.04% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.04% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.70% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.70% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.36% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.02% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.02% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Bullfinch 15–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 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
- Canada Goose 76–110 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