Birds to See in Offaly in August
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.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Offaly’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 39 birds in August
39 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.17% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.43% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 3.19% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.94% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.70% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.70% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.70% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.45% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.45% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.21% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.96% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.96% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.96% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.47% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.47% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.47% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.47% in Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.47% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 1.23% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.98% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.98% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.98% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.98% in Aug
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.98% in Aug
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.98% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.74% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.74% in Aug
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