Birds in Waterford

113 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Waterford has 113 bird species recorded regularly there: 40 residents, 24 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 31 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 15,000 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 Waterford in September

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

All 58 birds in September

Arriving in September: Common Gull, Greenshank, Whimbrel, European Shag, Long-tailed Tit, Spotted Flycatcher, Peregrine Falcon.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Waterford each month: most in May (79), fewest in November (36). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
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Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)40 families

All 113 birds on the list

Showing 93–113 of 113 species

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striataLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Sep

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

Treecreeper

Certhia familiarisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec–Jun

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

Dipper

Cinclus cinclusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Mar

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

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

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

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Oct

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

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly May–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May

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

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Manx Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Jun

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

Razorbill

Alca tordaLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly May–Sep

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

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jul

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

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthisLC

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

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly May–Oct

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

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinellaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigraLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly May

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

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May

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

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandariusLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Mar–Jun

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

Stock Dove

Columba oenasLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May

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

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammeaLC

ScarceUncommon

Regularly Oct

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

Coot

Fulica atraLC

ScarceUncommon
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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