Ireland · Connacht
South Park & Mutton Island Causeway
120 species and 10,732 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April and September, with up to 65 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea51 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 120 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nimmos Pier0 km127 species
- Lough Atalia2 km119 species
- Cliffs of Moher41 km116 species
All 120 species recorded here
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Tit Parus major
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at South Park & Mutton Island Causeway?
February–April and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 65 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at South Park & Mutton Island Causeway?
120 species, from 10,732 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at South Park & Mutton Island Causeway in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Common Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Oystercatcher and Great Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.