Birds to See in Vale of Glamorgan in July
77 bird species on our list for Vale of Glamorgan are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Lesser Black-backed Gull. New this month: Tufted Duck, Little Egret, Curlew and Yellowhammer and 2 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Vale of Glamorgan’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 77 birds in July
77 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.68% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.64% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.56% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 3.20% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.06% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.59% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.16% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.09% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.94% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.51% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.30% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.19% in Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentCommon30–36 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.97% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.94% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.90% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.90% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.72% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.65% in Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.58% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.54% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.47% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.40% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.40% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.36% in Jul
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.32% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.22% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.22% in Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.18% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.18% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.18% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.18% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.14% 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