Birds to See in Wrexham in August
47 bird species on our list for Wrexham are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie. New this month: Chaffinch, Rook, Coot and Grey Heron and 6 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Wrexham’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 47 birds in August
47 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.64% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 4.34% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 4.28% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.15% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.31% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 3.11% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.05% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.92% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.59% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.53% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 2.40% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.01% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 1.81% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.49% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.49% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.30% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.17% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.04% in Aug
CootFulica atraPassage migrantCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.84% in Aug
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentCommon12–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.84% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.84% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasWinter visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.78% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.71% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.58% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.58% in Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.52% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.52% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.45% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.45% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.45% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.39% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.39% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.32% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.26% in Aug
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceCommon60–75 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
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