Birds to See in Longford in July
25 bird species on our list for Longford are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, House Martin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Moorhen, House Martin, Rook and Jackdaw and 8 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Longford’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 25 birds in July
25 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 5.74% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul · 5.74% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 4.89% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly May–Nov · 4.47% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Oct · 3.83% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Nov · 3.83% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Dec · 3.62% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 3.40% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.98% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.98% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.77% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.77% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul · 2.77% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.77% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisSummer visitorCommon21–23 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.34% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Dec · 2.34% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul · 1.49% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.28% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.28% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.28% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.28% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.85% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.64% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul · 0.64% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul · 0.64% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Dunnock 14–15 cm
- Meadow Pipit 14–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 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