Birds in Northern Ireland
Explore 161 species found in this region.
Smallest:Goldcrest (8.5cm)
Largest:Whooper Swan (165cm)
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Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Loon
Gavia arcticaLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaeaLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arcticaVU
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosettaLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponicaNT
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
BreedingCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsisLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylleLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosaNT
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brambling
Fringilla montifringillaLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brent Goose
Branta berniclaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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