Birds in Westmeath

74 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Westmeath has 74 bird species recorded regularly there: 39 residents, 24 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 6,152 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Westmeath in September

51 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 51 birds in September

Arriving in September: Chaffinch, Mute Swan, Common Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Mistle Thrush and 27 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Westmeath each month: most in June (55), fewest in August (17). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)33 families

All 74 birds on the list

Showing 70–74 of 74 species

Stock Dove

Stock Dove

Columba oenasLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola rubicolaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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