Ireland · Leinster
Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier
98 species and 10,390 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–January, March and September, with up to 48 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common MurreUria aalge
House SparrowPasser domesticus
European ShagGulosus aristotelis37 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 98 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Dillon's Park & Sorrento Point4 km127 species
- Kilbogget Park4 km101 species
- Booterstown Marsh NR5 km109 species
- Sandymount Strand & Merrion Gates5 km133 species
- University College Dublin – Belfield Campus7 km84 species
- North Bull Island NR9 km156 species
All 98 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Great Tit Parus major
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier?
December–January, March and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 48 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier?
98 species, from 10,390 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, European Herring Gull, Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull and White Wagtail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.