Birds to See in Roscommon in July
49 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
49 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Pied Wagtail and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Northern Lapwing, Coal Tit, House Sparrow and Lesser Black-backed Gull and 6 more.
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Jul
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Summer visitors
(35)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly May–Jul
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Passage migrants
(3)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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