Birds to See in Donegal in July
112 species listed for July · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
112 bird species on our list for Donegal are recorded regularly in July. Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow, Barn Swallow and Eurasian Oystercatcher. New this month: Common Loon, Whooper Swan, Eurasian Teal and Sanderling and 21 more.
New in July25
- Common Loon
- Whooper Swan
- Eurasian Teal
- Sanderling
- Little Grebe
- Red-throated Loon
- Greenshank
- Great Skua
- Sooty Shearwater
- Moorhen
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Sparrowhawk
- Arctic Jaeger
- Peregrine Falcon
- Golden Plover
- European Storm-petrel
- Whitethroat
- Mediterranean Gull
- Eurasian Jay
- Grasshopper Warbler
- Water Rail
- Stock Dove
Leaving after last month3
Residents
(44)Recorded all year
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Recorded all year
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
Recorded all year
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Recorded all year
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Recorded all year
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Recorded all year
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Recorded all year
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelisLC
Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Common Gull
Larus canusLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Recorded all year
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Recorded all year
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Recorded all year
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Recorded all year
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Recorded all year
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Recorded all year
Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Recorded all year
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Sep
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Feb
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly May–Mar
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Regularly Jul–Jan
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
Regularly Jul–Feb
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
Regularly May–Nov
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jun–Feb
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC
Regularly Jul
Stock Dove
Columba oenasLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticusLC
Regularly Jul
Summer visitors
(45)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Regularly Jan–Oct
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensisLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Razorbill
Alca tordaLC
Regularly Jan–Sep
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
Regularly May–Sep
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Sep
Wheatear
Oenanthe oenantheLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Mar–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
Regularly May–Aug
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly May–Feb
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Jan
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly May–Aug
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
Regularly May–Aug
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Feb
Dunlin
Calidris alpinaLC
Regularly May–Dec
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Eider
Somateria mollissimaNT
Regularly Apr–Feb
Corncrake
Crex crexLC
Regularly May–Jul
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly Feb–Sep
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Jan
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striataLC
Regularly May–Jul
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Winter visitors
(6)Present outside the breeding season
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Recorded all year
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly May–Mar
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Jul–Feb
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Common Loon
Gavia immerLC
Regularly Jul–May
Passage migrants
(17)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Great Skua
Stercorarius skuaLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicusLC
Regularly Jul–Aug
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Jun–Mar
Whitethroat
Curruca communisLC
Regularly May–Aug
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Sooty Shearwater
Ardenna griseaNT
Regularly Jul–Aug
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Jul–Mar
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Jun–Nov
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
Regularly Mar–Oct
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
Regularly Jul
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Jun–Sep
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly Jul–Sep
Sanderling
Calidris albaLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpresLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
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