Ireland Special Protection Area for birds
Eirk Bog
86 bird species recorded; the most from May to June.
Karie Kuiper · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
34 species in January.25 species in February.31 species in March.34 species in April.51 species in May.47 species in June.46 species in July.29 species in August.33 species in September.16 species in October.17 species in November.14 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
86 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).
- 86Speciesrecorded more than once
- 29Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,074Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 108 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 6Raptors
- 2Owls
- 6Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 3Herons, ibises & grebes
- 50Songbirds
- 10Other 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 86 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Owls2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Herons, ibises & grebes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Songbirds50 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Other birds10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from May to June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/4°138 mm
- Feb8°/3°104 mm
- Mar9°/4°95 mm
- Apr12°/5°84 mm
- May14°/7°91 mm
- Jun17°/10°94 mm
- Jul18°/12°105 mm
- Aug18°/11°110 mm
- Sep16°/10°101 mm
- Oct13°/8°128 mm
- Nov10°/6°142 mm
- Dec8°/4°143 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Eirk Bog.
Nature Reserve in County Kerry, Ireland
Eirk Bog is a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive in Ireland.
86 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,074 open records.
The most recorded are the European Robin, the Eurasian Wren and the Hooded Crow.
16 species come for the summer, 13 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded from May to June.
Get there and watch
- Cronin's Yard Campingcampsite · 9.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Anne's Cottageplace to stay · 3.8 km · 62 within 10 km
- Kenmarenearest town · 9.0 km in a straight line
- Kerry Airport (KIR)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 28 km in a straight lineCar hire at KIR airport (Farranfore)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
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1marked trails within 4 kmThe Kerry Way
- 7viewpoints within 5 kmMoll's Gap, Ladie's View and 5 more
- 7car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmCronin's Yard Camping
- 62places to stay within 10 kmAnne's Cottage, Shamrock Farmhouse, Hillcrest farmhouse B&B and 59 more
- bird hides 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 Eirk Bog.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas131 mountains within 25 kmMaolán Buí973 m · 5.9 kmCnoc an Chuillinn958 m · 5.9 kmCnoc na Péiste988 m · 6.1 kmCarrauntoohil1,039 m · 7.9 km↗Caher1,000 m · 8.3 kmBeenkeragh1,008 m · 8.7 kmMangerton Mountain838 m · 13 kmKnockboy706 m · 22 km
Lakeyas5 lakes within 15 kmUpper Lake, Killarney1.5 km² · 5.5 kmLough Brin0.2 km² · 7.2 kmLough Acoose0.6 km² · 12 kmLough Leane21 km² · 13 km↗Lough Napeasta0.3 km² · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Eirk Bog
Ireland
- 44Birdyas Score
- 86Species
- 29Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q98104561) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,074 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, Lakeyas, Cascadyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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