Birds to See in Limerick in July
45 bird species on our list for Limerick are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Rook, Hooded Crow, Woodpigeon and Barn Swallow. New this month: Coot, Great Black-backed Gull, Greylag Goose and Common Sandpiper and 1 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 45 birds in July
45 birds
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 4.33% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 4.21% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 3.25% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 3.13% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.64% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 2.64% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.28% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 2.16% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.16% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 1.80% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.56% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.44% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.44% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.32% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.20% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.20% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.08% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 0.96% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.96% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · records held back in Jul (protected)
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.84% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.72% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.72% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.72% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.72% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.60% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.48% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.48% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.36% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.36% in Jul
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