Birds to See in Monaghan in July
6 bird species on our list for Monaghan are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Buzzard, Common Swift, Great Crested Grebe, Hen Harrier and Kestrel. New this month: Buzzard, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan and Common Swift and 2 more.
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Monaghan than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Ulster.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom Monaghan’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 6 birds in July
6 birds
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 8.33% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Jul · 8.33% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPassage migrantCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jul · 8.33% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 8.33% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusScarceCommon31–39 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 8.33% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 8.33% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Swift 16–17 cm
- Kestrel 31–39 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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