Birds in Ireland

241 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Ireland has 241 bird species recorded regularly there: 92 residents, 37 summer visitors, 51 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 1.4 million 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 Ireland in September

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

All 183 birds in September

Arriving in September: Brent Goose, Common Loon, Northern Pintail, Purple Sandpiper, Barnacle Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Short-eared Owl, Lesser Whitethroat and 18 more.

Explore by Region

Connaught

195 species

Leinster

211 species

Munster

202 species

Ulster

154 species

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Ireland each month: most in October (195), fewest in June (154). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)54 families

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All 241 birds on the list

Showing 231–241 of 241 species

Dotterel

Dotterel

Eudromias morinellusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Oct

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

Pacific Loon

Gavia pacificaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Calidris bairdiiLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

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

Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialisLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tundra Bean Goose

Tundra Bean Goose

Anser serrirostrisLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly May

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

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloidesLC

ScarceRare

Regularly May

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

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Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Aug

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

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

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

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoidesEN

ScarceRare
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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