Birds to See in Torfaen in July
33 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit. New this month: Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite, European Green Woodpecker and Eurasian Jay.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
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 33 birds in July
33 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.43% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.26% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.39% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.51% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 3.22% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.22% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.22% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.22% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.92% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.63% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.34% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.05% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 2.05% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.75% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.46% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.46% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 1.17% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.88% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.88% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
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