Birds to See in Sligo in August
69 bird species on our list for Sligo are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Barn Swallow, Hooded Crow, Great Black-backed Gull and Rook. New this month: Curlew, Redshank, Chaffinch and Little Egret and 23 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Sligo’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 69 birds in August
69 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 4.78% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 3.88% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.69% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.27% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.09% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.97% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.60% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.54% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.54% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.42% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.36% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.36% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.18% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 2.12% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisPassage migrantCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.12% in Aug
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.12% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.06% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.06% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 2.00% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.82% in Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 1.57% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 1.51% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.45% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.39% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.33% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.33% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.27% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.27% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.27% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.27% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.21% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.15% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.09% in Aug
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.09% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 1.03% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.97% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.91% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.91% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.91% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantCommon50–71 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.79% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.79% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.73% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.73% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.73% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.73% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.73% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.73% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.67% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.61% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.55% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Dec · 0.48% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.48% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.42% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.42% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug · 0.36% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.36% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.36% in Aug
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.30% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.30% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.24% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.24% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.24% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Feb · 0.24% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.18% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.18% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.18% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.18% in Aug
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