Birds to See in Offaly in August
39 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
39 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Rook, Woodpigeon, Eurasian Wren and European Robin.
New in August
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month25
- Chiffchaff
- Greylag Goose
- House Sparrow
- Reed Bunting
- Linnet
- Moorhen
- Black-headed Gull
- Eurasian Skylark
- Goldcrest
- Greenfinch
- Long-tailed Tit
- Curlew
- Sedge Warbler
- Little Egret
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Yellowhammer
- Common Snipe
- Great Cormorant
- Grey Partridge
- Sparrowhawk
- Stock Dove
- Rock Dove
- Eurasian Siskin
- Water Rail
- Great Crested Grebe
Residents
(27)Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Recorded all year
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Aug
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Oct–Aug
Summer visitors
(10)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Winter visitors
(1)Present outside the breeding season
Passage migrants
(1)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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