Birds to See in Meath in July
46 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Rook, Barn Swallow, Jackdaw and Hooded Crow. New this month: Great Tit, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Great Spotted Woodpecker and 14 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Meath’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 46 birds in July
46 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 7.48% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 6.25% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 5.99% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.28% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 5.02% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.14% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.26% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 3.17% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.08% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.99% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jul
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.73% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.55% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.29% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.29% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.02% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.94% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.85% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Jul–May · 1.85% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.76% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 1.50% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.50% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.41% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 1.32% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.97% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.97% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.88% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.88% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.88% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.79% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.70% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.70% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.70% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.70% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusWinter visitorCommon40–45 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.62% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.62% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.53% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.44% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.44% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantCommon87–100 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.35% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jul–Sep · 0.35% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.26% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.26% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
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