Ireland · Connacht
Nimmos Pier
127 species and 9,257 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–March, with up to 58 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
RookCorvus frugilegus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common GullLarus canus
Rock DoveColumba livia
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus49 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 127 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- South Park & Mutton Island Causeway0 km120 species
- Lough Atalia1 km119 species
- Cliffs of Moher41 km116 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nimmos Pier?
December–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 58 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nimmos Pier?
127 species, from 9,257 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nimmos Pier in November?
The most recorded in November: European Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Starling, Great Cormorant and Rook.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.