Birds to See in Fermanagh in August
31 species listed for August · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
31 bird species on our list for Fermanagh are recorded regularly in August. Of these, the most often recorded are Mute Swan, Barn Swallow, European Robin, Hooded Crow and Eurasian Wren. New this month: Rook, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck and Chaffinch and 13 more.
Residents
(21)Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Regularly Dec–Sep
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Jan–Aug
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Apr–Aug
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Aug–Mar
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly May–Aug
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Mar–Aug
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Aug–Dec
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Jul–Dec
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly Dec–Aug
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
Regularly Aug
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly May–Sep
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligulaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Summer visitors
(8)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly May–Sep
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly May–Aug
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Passage migrants
(2)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
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