Birds to See in Meath in June
38 bird species on our list for Meath are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Rook and European Robin. New this month: Yellowhammer, Little Egret and Coot.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 38 birds in June
38 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 6.76% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.65% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.98% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 4.76% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 4.32% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.99% in Jun
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 3.88% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 3.77% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.21% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 2.77% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.44% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.33% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.21% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.10% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.99% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.88% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.66% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 1.44% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.33% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.33% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 1.22% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.11% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.89% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun–Jan · 0.89% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.66% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.55% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.55% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.55% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jun · 0.44% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.44% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · records held back in Jun (protected)
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantCommon23–26 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Jun (protected)
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Jun (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