Birds to See in Westmeath in August
17 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
17 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook and Eurasian Wren.
New in August
No new arrivals this month.
Leaving after last month33
- Chaffinch
- Mute Swan
- Common Starling
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Willow Warbler
- Mallard
- Blue Tit
- Dunnock
- Mistle Thrush
- House Sparrow
- Blackcap
- Great Tit
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Song Thrush
- Reed Bunting
- Great Cormorant
- Goldcrest
- European Goldfinch
- Great Crested Grebe
- Rock Dove
- Coot
- Coal Tit
- Chiffchaff
- Common Raven
- Long-tailed Tit
- Common Tern
- Little Grebe
- Tufted Duck
- Bullfinch
- Grey Wagtail
- Sparrowhawk
- Treecreeper
- Garden Warbler
Residents
(9)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(7)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
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