Birds of Cardiff

231 bird species have been recorded in Cardiff on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 231 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Birds to know first

• Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
• American WigeonMareca americana
• Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
• Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
• Barn OwlTyto alba
• Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
• Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
• Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
• Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
• Black SwanCygnus atratus
• Black TernChlidonias niger
• Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
• Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
• Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
• Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
• Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
• Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
• Bonaparte’s GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
• BramblingFringilla montifringilla
• Brant GooseBranta bernicla
• Canada GooseBranta canadensis
• Carrion CrowCorvus corone
• Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
• Cetti’s WarblerCettia cetti
• Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
• Coal TitPeriparus ater
• Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
• Common BuzzardButeo buteo
• Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

The full checklist — 231 birds of Cardiff in our library

• Alexandrine Parakeet
• American Wigeon
• Arctic Tern
• Bar-tailed Godwit
• Barn Owl
• Barn Swallow
• Barnacle Goose
• Bearded Reedling
• Black Redstart
• Black Swan
• Black Tern
• Black-crowned Night Heron
• Black-headed Gull
• Black-legged Kittiwake
• Black-necked Grebe
• Black-tailed Godwit
• Black-throated Loon
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Bonaparte’s Gull
• Brambling
• Brant Goose
• Canada Goose
• Carrion Crow
• Caspian Gull
• Cetti’s Warbler
• Chiloe Wigeon
• Coal Tit
• Common Blackbird
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Crane
• Common Cuckoo
• Common Eider
• Common Firecrest
• Common Goldeneye
• Common Grasshopper Warbler
• Common Greenshank
• Common Gull
• Common Hoopoe
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Loon
• Common Merganser
• Common Moorhen
• Common Murre
• Common Pheasant
• Common Pochard
• Common Redshank
• Common Redstart
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Reed Warbler
• Common Ringed Plover
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Scoter
• Common Shelduck
• Common Snipe
• Common Starling
• Common Swift
• Common Tern
• Common Whitethroat
• Common Wood Pigeon
• Curlew Sandpiper
• Diamond Dove
• Dunlin
• Dunnock
• Egyptian Goose
• Eurasian Bittern
• Eurasian Blackcap
• Eurasian Blue Tit
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Eurasian Chaffinch
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Eurasian Coot
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Goshawk
• Eurasian Hobby
• Eurasian Jay
• Eurasian Magpie
• Eurasian Nuthatch
• Eurasian Oystercatcher
• Eurasian Siskin
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Spoonbill
• Eurasian Stone-curlew
• Eurasian Teal
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Eurasian Treecreeper
• Eurasian Whimbrel
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Eurasian Woodcock
• Eurasian Wren
• Eurasian Wryneck
• European Golden Plover
• European Goldfinch
• European Green Woodpecker
• European Greenfinch
• European Herring Gull
• European Honey Buzzard
• European Nightjar
• European Pied Flycatcher
• European Red-rumped Swallow
• European Robin
• European Rock Pipit
• European Shag
• European Stonechat
• Fieldfare
• Gadwall
• Garden Warbler
• Garganey
• Glaucous Gull
• Goldcrest
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Great Cormorant
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Great Skua
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Great Tit
• Greater Scaup
• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Green Sandpiper
• Grey Heron
• Grey Partridge
• Grey Plover
• Grey Wagtail
• Greylag Goose
• Harris’s Hawk
• Hawfinch
• Horned Grebe
• House Sparrow
• Iceland Gull
• Jack Snipe
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Scaup
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Lesser Whitethroat
• Little Bunting
• Little Egret
• Little Grebe
• Little Gull
• Little Owl
• Little Ringed Plover
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Long-eared Owl
• Long-tailed Duck
• Long-tailed Jaeger
• Long-tailed Tit
• Mallard
• Mandarin Duck
• Manx Shearwater
• Marsh Tit
• Meadow Pipit
• Mediterranean Gull
• Merlin
• Mistle Thrush
• Muscovy Duck
• Mute Swan
• Northern Fulmar
• Northern Gannet
• Northern Lapwing
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Raven
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Wheatear
• Osprey
• Parasitic Jaeger
• Peregrine Falcon
• Pied Avocet
• Pomarine Jaeger
• Red Crossbill
• Red Kite
• Red Knot
• Red Phalarope
• Red-breasted Merganser
• Red-crested Pochard
• Red-flanked Bluetail
• Red-legged Partridge
• Red-necked Grebe
• Red-necked Phalarope
• Red-throated Loon
• Redpoll
• Redwing
• Ring-billed Gull
• Ring-necked Duck
• Rock Dove
• Rook
• Rose-ringed Parakeet
• Ruddy Duck
• Ruddy Shelduck
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Ruff
• Sabine’s Gull
• Sand Martin
• Sanderling
• Sandwich Tern
• Sedge Warbler
• Short-eared Owl
• Smew
• Song Thrush
• Spotted Flycatcher
• Spotted Sandpiper
• Squacco Heron
• Stock Dove
• Swan Goose
• Tawny Owl
• Tree Pipit
• Tufted Duck
• Velvet Scoter
• Water Pipit
• Water Rail
• Western Cattle Egret
• Western House Martin
• Western Jackdaw
• Western Marsh Harrier
• Western Yellow Wagtail
• Whinchat
• White Stork
• White Wagtail
• White-throated Dipper
• White-winged Tern
• Whooper Swan
• Willow Tit
• Willow Warbler
• Wood Duck
• Wood Sandpiper
• Wood Warbler
• Yellow-browed Warbler
• Yellow-legged Gull
• Yellowhammer

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Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.