Birds to See in Wicklow in July
113 bird species on our list for Wicklow are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Barn Swallow, Hooded Crow, Eurasian Wren and Rook. New this month: Rock Pipit, Ruff, Roseate Tern and Red Grouse and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Wicklow’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 113 birds in July
113 birds
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.89% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.92% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.56% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.32% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorCommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.28% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.11% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.09% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.00% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.84% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.76% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusResidentCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.63% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentCommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.44% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.44% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.43% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.43% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.35% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.34% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentCommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.29% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.27% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.25% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep · 0.22% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.21% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
CootFulica atraSummer visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.16% in Jul
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.10% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.09% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · records held back in Jul (protected)
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.06% in Jul
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.05% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaSummer visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.05% in Jul
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.04% in Jul
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