Birds in Cork

189 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Cork has 189 bird species recorded regularly there: 69 residents, 24 summer visitors, 32 winter visitors, 49 passage migrants and 15 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 153,000 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.

Birds to see in Cork in September

122 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 122 birds in September

Arriving in September: Eurasian Wigeon, Brent Goose, Eurasian Siskin, Golden Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Gadwall, Grey Plover, Northern Pintail and 5 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Cork each month: most in October (143), fewest in June (103). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)50 families

All 189 birds on the list

Showing 162–184 of 189 species

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Loon

Arctic Loon

Gavia arcticaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glaucous Gull

Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
American Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pluvialis dominicaLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pochard

Pochard

Aythya ferinaVU

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Swan

Black Swan

Cygnus atratusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritusVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garden Warbler

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borinLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsisLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Loon

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacificaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eider

Eider

Somateria mollissimaNT

ResidentRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple Sandpiper

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritimaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sabine's Gull

Sabine's Gull

Xema sabiniLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Balearic Shearwater

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicusCR

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pomarine Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Stercorarius pomarinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Calidris melanotosLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl

Asio otusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jul–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brambling

Brambling

Fringilla montifringillaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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