Birds to See in Laois in August
24 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 7 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
From Laois’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 24 birds in August
24 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 7.61% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 6.88% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 6.52% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.80% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 5.07% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.99% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.99% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.26% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.26% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.90% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.54% in Aug
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.54% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.17% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.17% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.17% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.17% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 2.17% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.81% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Aug–Mar · 1.81% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 1.45% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.45% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.09% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Aug–Nov · 1.09% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.09% in Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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