Birds to See in Wexford in June
118 bird species on our list for Wexford are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull and Great Cormorant. New this month: Whooper Swan, Long-eared Owl and European Storm-petrel.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Wexford’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 118 birds in June
118 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.68% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.52% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.91% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.89% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.57% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.45% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.28% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.93% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.86% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.79% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.78% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.76% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.70% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.70% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.70% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.60% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentCommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.53% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jun
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.47% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.35% in Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.34% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.29% in Jun
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusResidentUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.26% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusResidentCommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.25% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.19% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.19% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.15% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.15% in Jun
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorCommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.10% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.09% in Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.09% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.08% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.08% in Jun
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.07% in Jun
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.07% in Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.07% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Jun
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentCommon35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.07% in Jun
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