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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Leitrim

Our list for Leitrim has 60 bird species recorded regularly there: 31 residents, 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors

The list comes from 2,866 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
60
In November
0
Common
60
Busiest month
Jun

What's special about Leitrim

vs Connaught

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

  1. Great Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Spotted Woodpecker93×Resident · 1.9% of records here, 0.02% across Connaught
  2. CuckooCuckoo11×Passage migrant · 2.3% of records here, 0.21% across Connaught
  3. Tufted DuckTufted Duck6.4×Winter visitor · 2.9% of records here, 0.45% across Connaught
  4. BlackcapBlackcap3.7×Passage migrant · 1.8% of records here, 0.49% across Connaught
  5. Willow WarblerWillow Warbler3.5×Passage migrant · 2.2% of records here, 0.63% across Connaught
  6. MoorhenMoorhen3.0×Resident · 1.9% of records here, 0.63% across Connaught
  7. Mute SwanMute Swan2.4×Winter visitor · 4.2% of records here, 1.7% across Connaught
  8. ChaffinchChaffinch2.2×Resident · 3.0% of records here, 1.4% across Connaught

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 Leitrim

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 Leitrim

Records by month
Bird records in Leitrim by month, 2019–2024
January152
February247
March217
April350
May416
June560
July344
August324
September48
October89
November3
December116

June has the most records (560). 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 14
All 14 families in Leitrim

How common

More of Connaught

All of Connaught

All 60 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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What birds is Leitrim known for?

Compared with the rest of Connaught, Leitrim stands out for Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Tufted Duck and Blackcap. Each is recorded at least 3.6 times as often here as across Connaught, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

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

60 species, each recorded regularly in Leitrim (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 31 residents, 1 summer visitor, 4 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Leitrim, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What are the most common birds in Leitrim?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Leitrim are Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Goldcrest, Great Cormorant and Common Swift.

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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