Birds to See in Northern Ireland in July
125 bird species on our list for Northern Ireland are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Black-headed Gull and Hooded Crow. New this month: Eurasian Wigeon, Pink-footed Goose, Golden Plover and Ruff and 6 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Northern Ireland’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 125 birds in July
125 birds
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.18% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.96% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.84% in Jul
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.75% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year · 2.69% in Jul
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.56% in Jul
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 2.46% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jul
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jul
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.99% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jul
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentCommon40–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 1.81% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 1.67% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.47% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jul
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.18% in Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorCommon87–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jul
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Jul
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.81% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Jul
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.75% in Jul
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jul
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentCommon38–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaResidentCommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Jul
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorCommon36–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.64% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentCommon58–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.57% in Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.55% in Jul
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.52% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentCommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.48% in Jul
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentCommon16–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.33% in Jul
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.32% in Jul
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusResidentCommon13–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.30% in Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.28% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.26% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaSummer visitorUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.22% in Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.20% in Jul
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon26–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.16% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · records held back in Jul (protected)
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.13% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep · 0.10% in Jul
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisSummer visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.09% in Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.08% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.08% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.07% in Jul
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Jul
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.06% in Jul
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct · 0.06% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jul · 0.05% in Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.05% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.04% in Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.03% in Jul
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · records held back in Jul (protected)
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · records held back in Jul (protected)
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly Jul · 0.02% 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