Birds to See in Kilkenny in July
38 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
38 bird species on our list for Kilkenny are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Barn Swallow. New this month: Goldcrest, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk and Linnet and 1 more.
Residents
(11)Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
Summer visitors
(24)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly May–Feb
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Oct
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Scarce visitors
(1)Recorded in some years but not every year
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