Birds to See in Torfaen in June
49 bird species on our list for Torfaen are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Blue Tit, European Robin, Woodpigeon and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Moorhen, Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Siskin and Eurasian Nuthatch and 2 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 49 birds in June
49 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.67% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.40% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.26% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.12% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 3.85% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 3.57% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 3.30% in Jun
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 3.02% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 2.88% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.75% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 2.61% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.61% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoWinter visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.92% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.79% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.51% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 1.37% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.24% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.24% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.24% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.10% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.10% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.10% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.10% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.10% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.96% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.96% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.82% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.69% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.69% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.69% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.55% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.55% in Jun
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.55% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.55% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.55% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusWinter visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.55% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · records held back in Jun (protected)
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun · 0.41% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.41% in Jun
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