Birds to See in Belfast in July
72 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon and Common Tern. New this month: Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit and Common Snipe and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Belfast’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 72 birds in July
72 birds
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 6.11% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 5.68% in Jul
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.44% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 4.13% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.92% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.62% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.37% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.22% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.04% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.83% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 1.85% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorCommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.61% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.46% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.37% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 1.34% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.28% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.25% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.19% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.19% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.15% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 1.12% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.97% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.76% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.67% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.67% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.58% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.55% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.55% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.49% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.46% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.43% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.43% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.40% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.36% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.33% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.27% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.27% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.24% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul · 0.24% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.21% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.18% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.18% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.15% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul · 0.15% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.12% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.12% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.09% 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