Ireland · Munster
Harper's Island Wetlands
135 species and 17,519 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March, May–June and August–November, with up to 71 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
DunlinCalidris alpina
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos65 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 135 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 135 species recorded here
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Harper's Island Wetlands?
March, May–June and August–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 71 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Harper's Island Wetlands?
135 species, from 17,519 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Harper's Island Wetlands in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Teal, Little Grebe, Eurasian Wigeon and Black-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.