Birds to See in Armagh in July
73 bird species on our list for Armagh are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Mallard, Grey Heron and House Martin. New this month: Great Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Buzzard and Little Egret and 17 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 73 birds in July
73 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.35% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.08% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 2.92% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly May–Feb · 2.75% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 2.65% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.43% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.38% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.38% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.05% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.05% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.00% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 2.00% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.84% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.84% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.62% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.62% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.57% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.51% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 1.51% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.46% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.40% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.40% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.24% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.24% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.19% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.19% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.13% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.03% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.92% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.86% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.86% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.86% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.81% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.81% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.70% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.65% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRegularly Nov–Aug · 0.65% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.65% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.65% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaWinter visitorCommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.65% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.65% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.65% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.65% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.59% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.54% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.43% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 0.38% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.38% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Aug · 0.38% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.32% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul · 0.32% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.27% in Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coronePassage migrantCommon45–47 cmRegularly Jul · 0.27% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.27% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.27% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRegularly Feb–Jul · 0.27% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.27% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.27% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.27% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul · 0.22% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorCommon26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.22% in Jul
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