Birds to See in Waterford in June
71 bird species on our list for Waterford are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Hooded Crow, Rook, Woodpigeon and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Redshank, Eurasian Siskin and Eurasian Jay.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From Waterford’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 71 birds in June
71 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.04% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.96% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.66% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 3.44% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 3.36% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.21% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 2.62% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.24% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.17% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.02% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.72% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.72% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 1.72% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Jun
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 1.57% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.49% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.49% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.42% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.20% in Jun
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantCommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.20% in Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.12% in Jun
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.05% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 1.05% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.97% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.82% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.82% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.82% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.75% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.75% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.67% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.67% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentCommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.67% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
FulmarFulmarus glacialisPassage migrantCommon45–50 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.60% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.60% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.60% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.60% in Jun
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.60% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisSummer visitorCommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.52% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusSummer visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.52% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorSummer visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.52% in Jun
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxSummer visitorCommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.52% in Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.52% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.52% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.45% in Jun
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.45% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.45% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jun · 0.45% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.37% in Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.37% in Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · records held back in Jun (protected)
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.30% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.30% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.22% in Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantCommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · records held back in Jun (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