Ireland Ramsar wetland
Baldoyle Bay
203 bird species recorded; the most in April and from September to November.
Jonjobaker · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
134 species in January.121 species in February.127 species in March.136 species in April.129 species in May.114 species in June.121 species in July.123 species in August.141 species in September.144 species in October.136 species in November.126 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
203 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 203Speciesrecorded more than once
- 90Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 10ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 74,487Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 30Waders
- 33Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 71Songbirds
- 17Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 203 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders30 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
Gulls & seabirds33 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Ross's GullRhodostethia rosea
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
Ducks & geese29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds71 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April and from September to November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/4°86 mm
- Feb8°/4°70 mm
- Mar9°/4°70 mm
- Apr11°/6°61 mm
- May14°/8°67 mm
- Jun16°/11°76 mm
- Jul18°/12°80 mm
- Aug18°/12°91 mm
- Sep16°/11°76 mm
- Oct13°/9°102 mm
- Nov10°/7°106 mm
- Dec8°/5°97 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Baldoyle Bay.
Sea inlet and nature reserve north of Dublin, Ireland
Baldoyle Bay is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ireland.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
203 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 74,487 open records.
The most recorded are the European Herring Gull, the Hooded Crow and the Eurasian Magpie.
33 species come for the summer, 54 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
10 are threatened worldwide, including Black-legged kittiwake, Grey Plover and Atlantic Puffin.
The most species are recorded in April and from September to November.
Get there and watch
- Old Donabate Tennis Club fieldcampsite · 8.2 km · 9 within 10 km
- King Sitricplace to stay · 4.3 km · 313 within 10 km
- Baldoylenearest town · 0.6 km in a straight line
- Dublin Airport (DUB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight lineCar hire at DUB airport (Dublin)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 5marked trails within 4 kmHowth Cliff Walk, Howth Bog of the Frogs Loop, Howth Black Linn Loop and 2 more
- 14viewpoints within 5 kmCliffs of Howth, High Rock, Red Rock and 11 more
- 105car parks within 3 km
- 26restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 9campsites within 10 kmOld Donabate Tennis Club field, Corballis Caravan Park, Beach View Park and 6 more
- 313places to stay within 10 kmKing Sitric, Almara Bed & Breakfast, ABC House B&B and 310 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Baldoyle Bay.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas21 mountains within 25 kmThree Rock448 m · 19 kmKilmashogue408 m · 19 kmTwo Rock536 m · 20 kmCarrickgollogan276 m · 21 kmTibradden Mountain467 m · 21 kmMontpelier Hill383 m · 22 kmPrince William's Seat555 m · 23 kmBray Head241 m · 24 km
Coastya5 beaches within 10 kmPortmarnock Beach · 1.7 kmSutton Strand · 2.1 kmVelvet Strand · 2.3 kmBalscadden Bay · 4.4 kmSandymount Strand · 9.6 km↗
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Baldoyle Bay
Ireland
- 86Birdyas Score
- 203Species
- 90Migrants
- 10Threatened
Calf of Man Bird Observatory
Isle of Man · 113 km
- 79Birdyas Score
- 180Species
- 98Migrants
- 7Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4850462) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 74,487 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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