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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Roscommon

Our list for Roscommon has 82 bird species recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 35 summer visitors, 13 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors

The list comes from 5,114 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
82
In October
32
Common
81
Busiest month
May

What's special about Roscommon

vs Connaught

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

  1. BuzzardBuzzard5.7×Summer visitor · 1.9% of records here, 0.34% across Connaught
  2. CootCoot5.1×Summer visitor · 1.4% of records here, 0.28% across Connaught
  3. Great Crested GrebeGreat Crested Grebe4.6×Summer visitor · 1.5% of records here, 0.32% across Connaught
  4. Mistle ThrushMistle Thrush3.4×Summer visitor · 1.5% of records here, 0.46% across Connaught
  5. House MartinHouse Martin3.0×Summer visitor · 1.5% of records here, 0.50% across Connaught
  6. BlackcapBlackcap2.8×Passage migrant · 1.4% of records here, 0.49% across Connaught
  7. Reed BuntingReed Bunting2.4×Summer visitor · 1.2% of records here, 0.49% across Connaught
  8. ChaffinchChaffinch2.3×Summer visitor · 3.1% of records here, 1.4% across Connaught

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail5.75%
  2. Mute SwanMute Swan5.17%
  3. JackdawJackdaw4.89%
  4. European RobinEuropean Robin4.89%
  5. MallardMallard4.60%
  6. MagpieMagpie3.45%

Arriving now

  1. BlackbirdBlackbirdSummer visitorSep 1.44% → Oct 2.87%
  2. CootCootSummer visitorSep 0.48% → Oct 2.87%
  3. ChaffinchChaffinchSummer visitorSep 2.40% → Oct 2.30%
  4. Northern LapwingNorthern LapwingResidentSep 0.48% → Oct 2.30%
  5. Long-tailed TitLong-tailed TitResidentSep 2.40% → Oct 2.30%
  6. DunnockDunnockSummer visitorSep 0.96% → Oct 2.01%

Share of all bird records in Roscommon 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 Roscommon

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 Roscommon

Records by month
Bird records in Roscommon by month, 2019–2024
January332
February341
March499
April392
May923
June675
July645
August330
September208
October348
November332
December89

May has the most records (923). 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 19
All 19 families in Roscommon

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Roscommon known for?

Compared with the rest of Connaught, Roscommon stands out for Buzzard, Coot, Great Crested Grebe and Mistle Thrush. Each is recorded at least 3.3 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 Roscommon?

82 species, each recorded regularly in Roscommon (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 22 residents, 35 summer visitors, 13 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Roscommon, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Roscommon in October?

32 species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Mute Swan, Jackdaw, European Robin and Mallard.

What are the most common birds in Roscommon?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Roscommon are Mute Swan, Barn Swallow, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail and Buzzard.

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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