Bird AlbumIreland · Leinster
Wexford Wildfowl Reserve
176 species and 14,745 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December–February, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lady's Island Lake17 km182 species
- Tacumshin Lake18 km258 species
- Cahore Marsh24 km162 species
All 176 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- American Black Duck Anas rubripes
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve?
December–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve?
176 species, from 14,745 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wexford Wildfowl Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater White-fronted Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan, Northern Lapwing and Common Moorhen.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.