Birds to See in Louth in July
79 bird species on our list for Louth are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Hooded Crow and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Eurasian Teal, Great Crested Grebe, Whimbrel and Golden Plover and 12 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Louth’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 79 birds in July
79 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.91% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.86% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.93% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.28% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.72% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.58% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.35% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantCommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.35% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.35% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 1.12% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.88% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.84% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.74% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantCommon21–25 cmRegularly Jul · 0.70% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.65% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.56% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.56% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.56% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.51% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.51% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.46% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.46% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.42% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.42% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.37% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.37% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.37% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.37% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.28% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.28% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.28% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.23% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Nov · 0.23% in Jul
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.19% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.19% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.19% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.14% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.14% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.14% 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