Birds to See in Kildare in August
27 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Barn Swallow and Hooded Crow. New this month: Kestrel.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
Leaving soon
From Kildare’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 27 birds in August
27 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.57% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 7.38% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.99% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 5.83% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.24% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.85% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 4.08% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.69% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.11% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.14% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 1.94% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.97% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.97% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.78% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Long-tailed Tit 13–16 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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