Crows & Jays in Vale of Glamorgan
Our list for Vale of Glamorgan has 7 crows & jays recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 2 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vale of Glamorgan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Red-billed Chough 39–43 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 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

