Bird AlbumIreland · Leinster
North Bull Island NR
156 species and 24,544 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–January and April, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brant GooseBranta bernicla
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa78 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 156 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tolka Estuary4 km112 species
- Sandymount Strand & Merrion Gates7 km133 species
- Booterstown Marsh NR7 km109 species
- Howth Head8 km131 species
- St. Stephen's Green8 km73 species
- University College Dublin – Belfield Campus8 km84 species
All 156 species recorded here
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Great Tit Parus major
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at North Bull Island NR?
August–January and April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at North Bull Island NR?
156 species, from 24,544 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at North Bull Island NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Brant Goose, Common Redshank, Hooded Crow, Common Shelduck 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.