Uncommon Birds in Limerick
Our list for Limerick has 15 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors
All 15, most common first
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusScarceUncommon46–51 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cm
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceUncommon41–52 cm
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisScarceUncommon16–18 cm
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaScarceUncommon26–29 cm
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusScarceUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresScarceUncommon21–24 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sedge Warbler 12–13 cm
- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Whitethroat 13–15 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Water Rail 23–28 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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