Common Birds in Leinster
Our list for Leinster has 85 common birds recorded regularly there: 63 residents, 13 summer visitors and 9 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Leinster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 85, most common first
Great TitParus majorResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
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