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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Armagh

Our list for Armagh has 97 bird species recorded regularly there: 52 residents, 16 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors

The list comes from 13,000 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
97
In October
14
Common
84
Busiest month
May

What's special about Armagh

vs Northern Ireland

The birds recorded far more often here than across Northern Ireland, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Armagh is worth visiting for.

  1. PochardPochard9.0×Resident · 1.7% of records here, 0.19% across Northern Ireland
  2. Eurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree Sparrow5.8×Resident · 1.4% of records here, 0.24% across Northern Ireland
  3. Great Crested GrebeGreat Crested Grebe5.8×Resident · 2.4% of records here, 0.41% across Northern Ireland
  4. GadwallGadwall5.7×Resident · 1.6% of records here, 0.29% across Northern Ireland
  5. Northern ShovelerNorthern Shoveler3.8×Summer visitor · 0.84% of records here, 0.22% across Northern Ireland
  6. Northern LapwingNorthern Lapwing3.5×Summer visitor · 1.6% of records here, 0.46% across Northern Ireland
  7. Mute SwanMute Swan3.5×Resident · 2.9% of records here, 0.84% across Northern Ireland
  8. Tufted DuckTufted Duck3.4×Resident · 2.3% of records here, 0.67% across Northern Ireland

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Share of all bird records in Armagh in October, 2019–2024. 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 Armagh

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 Armagh

Records by month
Bird records in Armagh by month, 2019–2024
January741
February1,228
March632
April914
May1,895
June1,110
July1,852
August1,180
September665
October121
November1,223
December1,307

May has the most records (1,895). 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 20
All 20 families in Armagh

How common

More of Northern Ireland

All of Northern Ireland

All 97 birds, A to Z

Show all 97 birds

Questions

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What birds is Armagh known for?

Compared with the rest of Northern Ireland, Armagh stands out for Pochard, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Great Crested Grebe and Gadwall. Each is recorded at least 5.6 times as often here as across Northern Ireland, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

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

97 species, each recorded regularly in Armagh (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 52 residents, 16 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Armagh, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Armagh in October?

14 species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, European Robin, Great Crested Grebe and Grey Heron.

What are the most common birds in Armagh?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Armagh are Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Barn Swallow, European Robin and Great Crested Grebe.

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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