Birds in Sligo

119 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Sligo has 119 bird species recorded regularly there: 42 residents, 13 summer visitors, 20 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 16,000 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.

Birds to see in Sligo in September

48 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 48 birds in September

Arriving in September: Brent Goose, Great Tit, Mistle Thrush, Black Guillemot, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Sligo each month: most in December (76), fewest in April (17). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)39 families

All 119 birds on the list

Showing 116–119 of 119 species

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marilaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganserLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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