Birds to See in Laois in August
23 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
23 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Barn Swallow, Rook, European Robin and Jackdaw. New this month: European Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit and Blue Tit and 6 more.
Residents
(12)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Aug–Oct
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Nov
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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