Birds in Armagh
97 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Birds to see in Armagh in September
47 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

Woodpigeon
Resident

Mute Swan
Resident

Black-headed Gull
Resident

Barn Swallow
Summer visitor

European Robin
Resident

Mallard
Resident

Common Starling
Resident

Magpie
Resident
Arriving in September: Song Thrush, Rock Dove, Linnet.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Armagh each month: most in July (72), fewest in October (14). Choose a month to see its birds.
All 97 birds on the list
Showing 24–46 of 97 species

Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep

Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year

Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Nov

Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
Regularly May–Aug

Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly May–Sep

Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep

Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Apr–Feb

Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
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Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Nov–Sep

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Nov–Sep

Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Nov–Sep

Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Nov–Aug

Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Aug

Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly May–Feb

Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly May–Mar

Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Sep–Jul

Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly May–Feb

Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
Regularly Nov–Aug

Greylag Goose
Anser anserLC
Regularly Apr–Feb

Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug

European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Feb
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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