Birds to See in Clare in July
102 bird species on our list for Clare are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Rook, Barn Swallow, Pied Wagtail and Common Starling. New this month: Redshank, Sooty Shearwater, Ruddy Turnstone and Arctic Jaeger and 10 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Clare’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 102 birds in July
102 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.57% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.59% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 3.47% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 3.41% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 3.09% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorCommon45–50 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 2.15% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.48% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 1.38% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.08% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.93% in Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.88% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.80% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.74% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.64% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.64% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusSummer visitorCommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.49% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.46% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.42% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.41% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.39% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.38% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.38% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.36% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.30% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorCommon16–22 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.24% in Jul
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.24% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.20% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorCommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.20% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantCommon33–39 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.16% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon53–89 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.16% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.16% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.14% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.14% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantCommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.11% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.11% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.09% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.06% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · records held back in Jul (protected)
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · records held back in Jul (protected)
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