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Birds in Clare

Our list for Clare has 163 bird species recorded regularly there: 60 residents, 26 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 43 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors

The list comes from 72,000 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
163
In October
112
Common
111
Busiest month
Aug

What's special about Clare

vs Munster

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

  1. Grey PhalaropeGrey Phalarope4.3×Passage migrant · 0.17% of records here, 0.04% across Munster
  2. Leach's Storm-petrelLeach's Storm-petrel4.3×Passage migrant · 0.15% of records here, 0.03% across Munster
  3. Sabine's GullSabine's Gull4.1×Passage migrant · 0.27% of records here, 0.06% across Munster
  4. Balearic ShearwaterBalearic Shearwater4.1×Passage migrant · 0.15% of records here, 0.04% across Munster
  5. Long-tailed JaegerLong-tailed Jaeger4.0×Passage migrant · 0.16% of records here, 0.04% across Munster
  6. Pomarine JaegerPomarine Jaeger3.9×Passage migrant · 0.24% of records here, 0.06% across Munster
  7. Arctic JaegerArctic Jaeger3.7×Passage migrant · 0.50% of records here, 0.14% across Munster
  8. Great SkuaGreat Skua3.4×Passage migrant · 0.44% of records here, 0.13% across Munster

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. RookRook3.79%
  2. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull3.59%
  3. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.42%
  4. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail3.40%
  5. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.91%
  6. European RobinEuropean Robin2.76%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.50%
  2. Yellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.35%
  3. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.30%
  4. Tufted DuckTufted DuckWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.27%
  5. Common RedpollCommon RedpollSummer visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.23%
  6. Northern ShovelerNorthern ShovelerWinter visitorSep 0.11% → Oct 0.20%

Share of all bird records in Clare 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 Clare

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 Clare

Records by month
Bird records in Clare by month, 2019–2024
January3,994
February2,532
March3,021
April5,048
May9,624
June6,562
July6,370
August13,335
September8,103
October6,021
November3,761
December3,179

August has the most records (13,000). 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 28
All 28 families in Clare

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Clare known for?

Compared with the rest of Munster, Clare stands out for Grey Phalarope, Leach's Storm-petrel, Sabine's Gull and Balearic Shearwater. Each is recorded at least 4 times as often here as across Munster, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

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

163 species, each recorded regularly in Clare (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 60 residents, 26 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 43 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Clare, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Clare in October?

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

What are the most common birds in Clare?

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

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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