Birds to See in Belfast in June
77 bird species on our list for Belfast are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, European Herring Gull, Magpie and Woodpigeon. New this month: Redshank, Eurasian Teal, Dunlin and Ringed Plover and 8 more.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
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 77 birds in June
77 birds
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 4.80% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 4.45% in Jun
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 4.38% in Jun
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.05% in Jun
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.85% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 3.68% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jun
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 3.08% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jun
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jun
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.13% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jun
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly May–Aug · 2.08% in Jun
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.05% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.43% in Jun
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.35% in Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisSummer visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 1.18% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosSummer visitorCommon20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 1.18% in Jun
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.15% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.10% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 1.05% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.98% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.95% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.90% in Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jun
GoldcrestRegulus regulusSummer visitorCommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.83% in Jun
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.70% in Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.63% in Jun
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.63% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorCommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.60% in Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorCommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.60% in Jun
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.60% in Jun
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.60% in Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.55% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSummer visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.53% in Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusSummer visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.50% in Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.50% in Jun
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.48% in Jun
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.48% in Jun
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.40% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.35% in Jun
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.35% in Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusSummer visitorCommon27–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.35% in Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaSummer visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.30% in Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.30% in Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantCommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.28% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Jun
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.28% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jun
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.23% in Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.23% in Jun
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.20% in Jun
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jun · 0.18% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun · 0.15% in Jun
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun · 0.15% in Jun
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.13% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.10% in Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun · 0.10% in Jun
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