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Birds in Munster

Our list for Munster has 202 bird species recorded regularly there: 75 residents, 28 summer visitors, 47 winter visitors, 47 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors

The list comes from 324,000 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.

Species on our list
202
In October
159
Common
99
Busiest month
May
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What's special about Munster

vs Ireland

The birds recorded far more often here than across Ireland, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Munster is worth visiting for.

  1. Balearic ShearwaterBalearic Shearwater4.0×Passage migrant · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across Ireland
  2. Long-tailed JaegerLong-tailed Jaeger3.7×Passage migrant · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across Ireland
  3. Sabine's GullSabine's Gull3.4×Passage migrant · 0.06% of records here, 0.02% across Ireland
  4. Leach's Storm-petrelLeach's Storm-petrel3.3×Passage migrant · 0.03% of records here, 0.01% across Ireland
  5. Great ShearwaterGreat Shearwater3.3×Passage migrant · 0.10% of records here, 0.03% across Ireland
  6. Pomarine JaegerPomarine Jaeger3.1×Passage migrant · 0.06% of records here, 0.02% across Ireland
  7. Sooty ShearwaterSooty Shearwater3.1×Passage migrant · 0.18% of records here, 0.06% across Ireland
  8. Red-billed ChoughRed-billed Chough2.9×Resident · 0.73% of records here, 0.25% across Ireland

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.32%
  2. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull3.20%
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin2.99%
  4. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.82%
  5. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.71%
  6. RookRook2.70%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.30%
  2. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.30%
  3. Common LoonCommon LoonWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 0.28%
  4. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.18%
  5. Great ShearwaterGreat ShearwaterPassage migrantSep 0.15% → Oct 0.17%
  6. Lesser WhitethroatLesser WhitethroatPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.12%

Share of all bird records in Munster in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Munster

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Munster

Records by month
Bird records in Munster by month, 2019–2024
January18,446
February17,498
March19,318
April24,517
May42,820
June30,132
July30,929
August35,948
September36,116
October32,428
November17,615
December17,866

May has the most records (43,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 31
All 31 families in Munster

How common

Places in Munster

All 202 birds, A to Z

Show all 202 birds

Questions

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What birds is Munster known for?

Compared with the rest of Ireland, Munster stands out for Balearic Shearwater, Long-tailed Jaeger, Sabine's Gull and Leach's Storm-petrel. Each is recorded at least 3.3 times as often here as across Ireland, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Munster?

202 species, each recorded regularly in Munster (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 75 residents, 28 summer visitors, 47 winter visitors, 47 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Munster, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Munster in October?

159 species on our list for Munster are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, European Robin, Black-headed Gull and Pied Wagtail.

What are the most common birds in Munster?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Munster are European Herring Gull, Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Hooded Crow and European Robin.

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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