Birds to See in Westmeath in July
50 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
50 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Rook, European Robin and Chaffinch. New this month: Tufted Duck and Treecreeper.
New in July2
Leaving after last month7
Residents
(24)Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Dec–Oct
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Sep–Jul
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Jul
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Jun–Jul
Summer visitors
(24)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly May–Feb
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Jul
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly May–Dec
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Passage migrants
(2)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