Birds to See in Roscommon in August
22 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
New in August
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month27
- Buzzard
- Chaffinch
- Black-headed Gull
- Northern Lapwing
- Great Tit
- Willow Warbler
- Blue Tit
- House Sparrow
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Reed Bunting
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Dunnock
- Little Egret
- Moorhen
- Sand Martin
- Chiffchaff
- Common Swift
- Kestrel
- Sedge Warbler
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Common Redpoll
- Greenfinch
- Grey Wagtail
- Sparrowhawk
- Linnet
- Spotted Flycatcher
Residents
(4)Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(18)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
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