Birds in Connaught

195 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Connaught has 195 bird species recorded regularly there: 77 residents, 31 summer visitors, 45 winter visitors, 40 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 259,000 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 Connaught in September

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

All 149 birds in September

Arriving in September: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose, Northern Pintail, Great White Egret, Little Stint, Pink-footed Goose, Leach's Storm-petrel, Black Tern and 15 more.

Explore by Region

Galway

180 species

Leitrim

53 species

Mayo

163 species

Roscommon

82 species

Sligo

119 species

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Connaught each month: most in September (149), fewest in July (122). 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)49 families

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All 195 birds on the list

Showing 185–195 of 195 species

Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellisLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanusLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Feb–May

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

Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

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

Red Grouse

Lagopus scoticaLC

ResidentRare

Regularly Apr–May

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

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Jun

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

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Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicusCR

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Sep

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

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flavaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

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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