Birds to See in Kilkenny in August
49 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Rook, European Robin, Barn Swallow and Jackdaw. New this month: Black-headed Gull, Mistle Thrush, Willow Warbler and Common Raven and 9 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Kilkenny’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 49 birds in August
49 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.61% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 5.38% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 5.07% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.92% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 4.92% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.69% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 3.69% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.53% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.92% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 2.92% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.61% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.46% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.46% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.84% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.84% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.84% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.69% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.69% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.69% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.69% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug · 1.54% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.54% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.54% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.54% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.38% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.38% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 1.23% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.08% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 1.08% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.92% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.92% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.92% in Aug
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon22–23 cmRegularly Aug · 0.92% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon58–69 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.77% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon31–39 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.77% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.77% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.77% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.77% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.61% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.61% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.46% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.46% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.46% 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