Birds to See in Limerick in August
33 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Rook, Mute Swan, Jackdaw, Barn Swallow and Hooded Crow.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugAt their peak
From Limerick’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 33 birds in August
33 birds
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 7.90% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 6.09% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 5.87% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 5.19% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.74% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.74% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 4.06% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.61% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.39% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in Aug
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.93% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.71% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 2.71% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.03% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in Aug (protected)
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.35% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.35% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.35% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.35% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.13% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.13% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.13% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Aug (protected)
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.90% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.90% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Aug (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