Birds to See in Westmeath in August
20 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 this month: Barn Owl.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Westmeath’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 20 birds in August
20 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 5.36% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 5.36% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 4.73% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.42% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.47% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 3.15% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 3.15% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.84% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.52% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.52% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 2.52% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.21% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.21% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.21% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 1.58% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.95% in Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Aug (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- House Martin 13–15 cm
- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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