Birds to See in Westmeath in June
64 bird species on our list for Westmeath are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Wren and Chaffinch. New this month: Moorhen, Sand Martin, Reed Bunting and Coal Tit and 10 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At 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 64 birds in June
64 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.26% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.62% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 3.41% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 3.09% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly May–Mar · 3.09% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 3.09% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.88% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.66% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.56% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.56% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 2.45% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.45% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 2.45% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.13% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 2.13% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.13% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.02% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 2.02% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.81% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.70% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Jul · 1.60% in Jun
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.60% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.60% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.60% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.60% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.60% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.60% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.49% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.49% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.49% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisSummer visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.49% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 1.49% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.28% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.17% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 1.17% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.06% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.06% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 0.96% in Jun
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantCommon14–15 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.96% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.85% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun · 0.85% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.64% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.64% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun · 0.53% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.53% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.53% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jun · 0.53% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.43% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun · 0.43% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.43% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.43% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.43% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun · 0.43% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.32% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.32% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusScarceCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · records held back in Jun (protected)
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantCommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · records held back in Jun (protected)
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in Jun (protected)
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