Birds to See in Offaly in July
64 bird species on our list for Offaly are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Eurasian Wren, Rook and Blackbird. New this month: Little Egret, Great Cormorant, Grey Partridge and Lesser Black-backed Gull and 5 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At 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 64 birds in July
64 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.69% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.98% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.75% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.67% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.51% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 2.35% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.35% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.20% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.12% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.12% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.12% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.96% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.88% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.88% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.80% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 1.57% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.57% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.57% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.49% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.49% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.49% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.41% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.33% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.18% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 1.10% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.02% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 1.02% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.94% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxWinter visitorCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.94% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.94% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.86% in Jul
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantCommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.78% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.71% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.71% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.71% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.71% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.71% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.55% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.55% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.55% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.55% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.55% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.55% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.47% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.47% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.39% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.31% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Nov · 0.24% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.24% in Jul
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