Birds in Meath

103 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Meath has 103 bird species recorded regularly there: 42 residents, 17 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 23 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 8,238 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Meath in September

40 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 40 birds in September

Arriving in September: Song Thrush, Eurasian Teal, Grey Wagtail.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Meath each month: most in August (57), fewest in November (23). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)36 families

All 103 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 103 species

Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta berniclaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Loon

Common Loon

Gavia immerLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redwing

Redwing

Turdus iliacusNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Feb–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Sanderling

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Dove

Rock Dove

Columba liviaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jan–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kittiwake

Kittiwake

Rissa tridactylaVU

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Heron

Grey Heron

Ardea cinereaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly May–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olorLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellowhammer

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinellaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensisLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jul–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bullfinch

Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Jan–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Egret

Little Egret

Egretta garzettaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Jun–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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