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Birds in Donegal

Our list for Donegal has 148 bird species recorded regularly there: 47 residents, 45 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 34 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 30,000 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.

Species on our list
148
In October
68
Common
112
Busiest month
Jul

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. European RobinEuropean Robin3.90%
  2. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull3.84%
  3. JackdawJackdaw3.34%
  4. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.22%
  5. Great Black-backed GullGreat Black-backed Gull2.88%
  6. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.83%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.85%
  2. Eurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree SparrowResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 0.34%
  3. FulmarFulmarSummer visitorSep 0.26% → Oct 0.23%
  4. Lesser WhitethroatLesser WhitethroatScarceSep 0.00% → Oct 0.23%

Share of all bird records in Donegal in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Donegal

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Donegal

Records by month
Bird records in Donegal by month, 2019–2024
January1,067
February842
March876
April2,064
May4,614
June3,018
July5,679
August3,694
September3,066
October1,769
November1,561
December1,391

July has the most records (5,679). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 27
All 27 families in Donegal

How common

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Donegal?

148 species, each recorded regularly in Donegal (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 47 residents, 45 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 34 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Donegal, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Donegal in October?

68 species on our list for Donegal are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are European Robin, European Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Hooded Crow and Great Black-backed Gull.

What are the most common birds in Donegal?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Donegal are European Robin, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull, Jackdaw and Great Black-backed Gull.

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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