Birds to See in Laois in June
29 bird species on our list for Laois are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Wren and Buzzard. New this month: Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush and Kestrel and 3 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 29 birds in June
29 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.16% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 5.16% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 4.59% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 4.21% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 4.02% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.02% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.82% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.82% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.25% in Jun
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 3.06% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 2.87% in Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaSummer visitorCommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 2.68% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.49% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.10% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 2.10% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.10% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.91% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.91% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.72% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 1.53% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.34% in Jun
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.34% in Jun
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 1.15% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 1.15% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.96% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.96% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Yellowhammer 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Mistle Thrush 27–28 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 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
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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