Bird AlbumIreland · Connacht
Lough Atalia
119 species and 15,655 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–May, with up to 65 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
European RobinErithacus rubecula60 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 119 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nimmos Pier1 km127 species
- South Park & Mutton Island Causeway2 km120 species
- Cliffs of Moher43 km116 species
All 119 species recorded here
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Gull Larus canus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lough Atalia?
September–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 65 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lough Atalia?
119 species, from 15,655 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lough Atalia in November?
The most recorded in November: Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank and European Herring 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.