Birds to See in Leinster in August
145 bird species on our list for Leinster are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow, Black-headed Gull and Magpie. New this month: Red-breasted Merganser, Golden Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint and 7 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
Barn SwallowBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
Lesser Black-backed GullBusiest month of the year · All year
House MartinBusiest month of the year · Apr–Oct
Sandwich TernBusiest month of the year · Mar–Oct
Northern GannetBusiest month of the year · All year
Wood SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Jul–Oct
From Leinster’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 145 birds in August
145 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.11% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Aug- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.66% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Aug- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Aug- House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.54% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Aug- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.16% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Aug- Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.85% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.84% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.69% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.51% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.41% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.39% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.23% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.22% in Aug
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.21% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.20% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.18% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.14% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug- Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.11% in Aug
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.10% in Aug
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.07% in Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.06% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.06% in Aug
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.06% in Aug
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Aug
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in Aug
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.04% in Aug
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.04% in Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.04% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.04% in Aug
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantRare14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.03% in Aug
Forster's TernSterna forsteriPassage migrantRare33–36 cmRegularly Aug · 0.03% in Aug
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.01% in Aug
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantRare86–230 cmRegularly Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% 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