Birds to See in Kildare in July
59 bird species on our list for Kildare are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Barn Swallow, Rook, Hooded Crow and Jackdaw. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Treecreeper, Northern Lapwing and Water Rail and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
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 59 birds in July
59 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.14% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 4.52% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.07% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.28% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.01% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.92% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.57% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.39% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 1.86% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.59% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.59% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 1.42% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.33% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.24% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.24% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.24% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.24% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.24% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.15% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.15% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 1.15% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.06% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.97% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.97% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.89% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.89% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.80% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.80% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.71% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.71% in Jul
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.62% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.62% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.62% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.62% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.62% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.53% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul · 0.53% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.44% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul · 0.44% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.44% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.35% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.35% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.27% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul · 0.27% in Jul
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