Birds in Fermanagh

73 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Fermanagh has 73 bird species recorded regularly there: 41 residents, 8 summer visitors, 11 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 2,728 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 Fermanagh in September

15 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 15 birds in September

Arriving in September: Goldcrest, Blue Tit.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Fermanagh each month: most in March (34), fewest in February (0). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)32 families

All 73 birds on the list

Showing 47–69 of 73 species

European Goldfinch

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Meadow Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Snipe

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinagoLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Treecreeper

Treecreeper

Certhia familiarisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Reed Bunting

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelopeLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull

Larus glaucoidesLC

ScarceCommon

Regularly Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinereaLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

Anser anserLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Stonechat

Stonechat

Saxicola rubicolaLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cuckoo

Cuckoo

Cuculus canorusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostraLC

ScarceCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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