Birds to See in Roscommon in August
22 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, European Robin, Common Starling, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Roscommon’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 22 birds in August
22 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 6.36% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.55% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.24% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.24% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.24% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.24% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.94% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 3.33% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 3.03% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.03% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.73% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.42% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.42% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.42% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.82% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.82% in Aug
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.52% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 1.52% in Aug
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.52% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.52% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.21% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.21% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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