Birds of Torfaen

122 bird species have been recorded in Torfaen on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 122 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

• Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
• Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
• Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
• BramblingFringilla montifringilla
• Canada GooseBranta canadensis
• Carrion CrowCorvus corone
• Cetti’s WarblerCettia cetti
• Coal TitPeriparus ater
• Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
• Common BuzzardButeo buteo
• Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
• Common CuckooCuculus canorus
• Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
• Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
• Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
• Common GullLarus canus
• Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
• Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
• Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
• Common MerganserMergus merganser
• Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
• Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
• Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
• Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
• Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
• Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
• Common SwiftApus apus
• Common WhitethroatCurruca communis
• Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus

The full checklist — 122 birds of Torfaen in our library

• Barn Swallow
• Barnacle Goose
• Black-headed Gull
• Brambling
• Canada Goose
• Carrion Crow
• Cetti’s Warbler
• Coal Tit
• Common Blackbird
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Cuckoo
• Common Firecrest
• Common Grasshopper Warbler
• Common Greenshank
• Common Gull
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Merganser
• Common Moorhen
• Common Pheasant
• Common Redstart
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Snipe
• Common Starling
• Common Swift
• Common Whitethroat
• Common Wood Pigeon
• Dunnock
• 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 Siskin
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Treecreeper
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Eurasian Wren
• European Goldfinch
• European Green Woodpecker
• European Greenfinch
• European Herring Gull
• European Nightjar
• European Pied Flycatcher
• European Robin
• European Stonechat
• European Turtle Dove
• Fieldfare
• Gadwall
• Garden Warbler
• Goldcrest
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Great Cormorant
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Great Tit
• Green Sandpiper
• Grey Heron
• Grey Partridge
• Grey Wagtail
• Greylag Goose
• Hawfinch
• Hen Harrier
• House Sparrow
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Whitethroat
• Little Egret
• Little Grebe
• Little Owl
• Long-eared Owl
• Long-tailed Tit
• Mallard
• Mandarin Duck
• Marmora’s Warbler
• Marsh Tit
• Meadow Pipit
• Merlin
• Mistle Thrush
• Mute Swan
• Northern Lapwing
• Northern Raven
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Wheatear
• Peregrine Falcon
• Red Crossbill
• Red Grouse
• Red Kite
• Redpoll
• Redwing
• Ring Ouzel
• Rock Dove
• Rook
• Sand Martin
• Sedge Warbler
• Short-eared Owl
• Song Thrush
• Spotted Flycatcher
• Stock Dove
• Tawny Owl
• Tree Pipit
• Tufted Duck
• Water Rail
• Western House Martin
• Western Jackdaw
• Whinchat
• White Wagtail
• White-throated Dipper
• Willow Warbler
• Wood Warbler
• 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.