Birds to See in Armagh in August
66 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Mallard, Barn Swallow, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull. New this month: Common Gull, Ruff, Dunlin and Osprey.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Armagh’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 66 birds in August
66 birds
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.31% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.14% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 3.14% in Aug
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.71% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.54% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.46% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Aug
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 2.37% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.29% in Aug
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Aug
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.20% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.12% in Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 2.03% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Aug
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.95% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.86% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.86% in Aug
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.78% in Aug
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.78% in Aug
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.78% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.69% in Aug
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.61% in Aug
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.61% in Aug
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.53% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.44% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.44% in Aug
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 1.36% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.36% in Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.27% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.27% in Aug
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.19% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.02% in Aug
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.02% in Aug
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.85% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.85% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.76% in Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.76% in Aug
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.76% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.76% in Aug
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.76% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.68% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.68% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.59% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.59% in Aug
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.59% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantCommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug · 0.59% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.51% in Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.51% in Aug
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.42% in Aug
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.42% in Aug
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.42% in Aug
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.42% in Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.42% in Aug
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.34% in Aug
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug · 0.34% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.34% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.34% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug · 0.34% in Aug
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