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Birds in Offaly

Our list for Offaly has 92 bird species recorded regularly there: 52 residents, 14 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors

The list comes from 12,000 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.

Species on our list
92
In October
45
Common
85
Busiest month
May

What's special about Offaly

vs Leinster

The birds recorded far more often here than across Leinster, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Offaly is worth visiting for.

  1. Grey PartridgeGrey Partridge68×Passage migrant · 0.64% of records here, 0.01% across Leinster
  2. FieldfareFieldfare8.9×Winter visitor · 0.85% of records here, 0.10% across Leinster
  3. Hen HarrierHen Harrier8.4×Winter visitor · 0.67% of records here, 0.08% across Leinster
  4. Common RedpollCommon Redpoll5.9×Summer visitor · 1.0% of records here, 0.17% across Leinster
  5. Greylag GooseGreylag Goose5.6×Resident · 1.1% of records here, 0.21% across Leinster
  6. WhitethroatWhitethroat5.2×Summer visitor · 0.73% of records here, 0.14% across Leinster
  7. RedwingRedwing4.9×Winter visitor · 1.1% of records here, 0.22% across Leinster
  8. Whooper SwanWhooper Swan4.4×Winter visitor · 0.81% of records here, 0.18% across Leinster

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. RookRook5.33%
  2. European RobinEuropean Robin4.50%
  3. ChaffinchChaffinch4.00%
  4. Eurasian WrenEurasian Wren3.83%
  5. BlackbirdBlackbird3.33%
  6. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon3.33%

Arriving now

  1. Common StarlingCommon StarlingResidentSep 1.00% → Oct 3.17%
  2. Hooded CrowHooded CrowResidentSep 1.00% → Oct 3.00%
  3. Mistle ThrushMistle ThrushResidentSep 0.50% → Oct 3.00%
  4. MagpieMagpieResidentSep 0.50% → Oct 2.83%
  5. Pied WagtailPied WagtailResidentSep 1.00% → Oct 2.67%
  6. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 2.50%

Share of all bird records in Offaly in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Offaly

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Offaly

Records by month
Bird records in Offaly by month, 2019–2024
January1,012
February736
March904
April1,349
May1,677
June1,207
July1,275
August408
September200
October600
November1,225
December946

May has the most records (1,677). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 22
All 22 families in Offaly

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Offaly known for?

Compared with the rest of Leinster, Offaly stands out for Grey Partridge, Fieldfare, Hen Harrier and Common Redpoll. Each is recorded at least 5.9 times as often here as across Leinster, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Offaly?

92 species, each recorded regularly in Offaly (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 52 residents, 14 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Offaly, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Offaly in October?

45 species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, European Robin, Chaffinch, Eurasian Wren and Blackbird.

What are the most common birds in Offaly?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Offaly are European Robin, Blackbird, Rook, Eurasian Wren and Chaffinch.

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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