Bird AlbumIreland · Leinster
Howth Head
131 species and 9,772 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June and August–October, with up to 71 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
European ShagGulosus aristotelis
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common MurreUria aalge
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus52 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 131 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- North Bull Island NR8 km156 species
- Dun Laoghaire Harbour – East Pier11 km98 species
- Tolka Estuary12 km112 species
- Sandymount Strand & Merrion Gates13 km133 species
- Swords Estuary & Broadmeadows13 km167 species
- Dillon's Park & Sorrento Point13 km127 species
All 131 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Razorbill Alca torda
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Tit Parus major
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Howth Head?
April–June and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 71 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Howth Head?
131 species, from 9,772 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Howth Head in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Black-backed Gull, European Robin, Hooded Crow, European Herring Gull and Eurasian Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.