Birds to See in Kilkenny in July
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.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 38 birds in July
38 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 6.80% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.42% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 5.67% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 4.91% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Sep · 4.41% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.41% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.78% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.65% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.65% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 3.53% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 3.27% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.27% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.39% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.27% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 2.27% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.14% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.76% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.76% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.76% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.64% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Jan · 1.64% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.51% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 1.39% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.39% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.39% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.26% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.13% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataScarceCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jul · 1.01% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.88% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.88% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.76% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Jun–Oct · 0.63% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.63% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.50% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.50% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.50% 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