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Birds in Connaught

Our list for Connaught has 195 bird species recorded regularly there: 77 residents, 31 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors

The list comes from 259,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
195
In October
148
Common
93
Busiest month
Oct
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What's special about Connaught

vs Ireland

The birds recorded far more often here than across Ireland, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Connaught is worth visiting for.

  1. CorncrakeCorncrake3.3×Summer visitor · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across Ireland
  2. Barnacle GooseBarnacle Goose3.1×Winter visitor · 0.14% of records here, 0.04% across Ireland
  3. Iceland GullIceland Gull2.8×Winter visitor · 0.06% of records here, 0.02% across Ireland
  4. Common LoonCommon Loon2.4×Winter visitor · 0.83% of records here, 0.35% across Ireland
  5. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed Warbler2.3×Passage migrant · 0.04% of records here, 0.02% across Ireland
  6. Whooper SwanWhooper Swan2.0×Winter visitor · 0.47% of records here, 0.23% across Ireland
  7. Great White EgretGreat White Egret2.0×Winter visitor · 0.04% of records here, 0.02% across Ireland
  8. CuckooCuckoo2.0×Passage migrant · 0.21% of records here, 0.10% across Ireland

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull3.41%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.40%
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin3.10%
  4. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.97%
  5. Common StarlingCommon Starling2.57%
  6. CurlewCurlew2.35%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.43%
  2. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.22%
  3. Barnacle GooseBarnacle GooseWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.19%
  4. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.08%
  5. Greater White-fronted GooseGreater White-fronted GooseWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.06%
  6. Snow BuntingSnow BuntingPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.05%

Share of all bird records in Connaught in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Connaught

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Connaught

Records by month
Bird records in Connaught by month, 2019–2024
January17,886
February19,606
March17,546
April20,729
May30,948
June21,683
July19,591
August18,228
September30,587
October34,487
November14,597
December13,195

October has the most records (34,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 30
All 30 families in Connaught

How common

Places in Connaught

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Questions

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What birds is Connaught known for?

Compared with the rest of Ireland, Connaught stands out for Corncrake, Barnacle Goose, Iceland Gull and Common Loon. Each is recorded at least 2.3 times as often here as across Ireland, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Connaught?

195 species, each recorded regularly in Connaught (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 77 residents, 31 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Connaught, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Connaught in October?

148 species on our list for Connaught are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, European Robin, Pied Wagtail and Common Starling.

What are the most common birds in Connaught?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Connaught are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Barn Swallow, Blackbird and European Robin.

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

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