Birds to See in Newry and Mourne in July
6 bird species on our list for Newry and Mourne are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, Mallard, Jackdaw and Moorhen. New this month: Mallard, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Moorhen.
Fewer birdwatchers' records come from Newry and Mourne than from better-watched areas, so this list is less complete. For a fuller picture, see the list for Northern Ireland.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
At their peak
From Newry and Mourne’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 6 birds in July
6 birds
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 5.76% in Jul
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly May–Feb · 5.76% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 4.32% in Jul
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 3.60% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusScarceCommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul · 2.88% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 2.16% in Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Jackdaw 34–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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