Ireland Ramsar wetland
The Gearagh
139 bird species recorded; the most in January.
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This month here
94 species in January.62 species in February.68 species in March.63 species in April.65 species in May.59 species in June.67 species in July.58 species in August.59 species in September.71 species in October.65 species in November.67 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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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
139 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).
- 139Speciesrecorded more than once
- 50Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,306Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 72 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 7Raptors
- 3Owls
- 22Waders
- 8Gulls & seabirds
- 28Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 51Songbirds
- 12Other 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 139 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Gulls & seabirds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese28 species
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- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- BuffleheadBucephala albeola
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Green-winged tealAnas carolinensis
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Songbirds51 species
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- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Other birds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
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 January.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/3°117 mm
- Feb8°/3°88 mm
- Mar9°/3°86 mm
- Apr12°/5°78 mm
- May14°/7°84 mm
- Jun17°/10°90 mm
- Jul18°/11°96 mm
- Aug18°/11°102 mm
- Sep16°/10°89 mm
- Oct13°/8°120 mm
- Nov10°/5°124 mm
- Dec8°/4°124 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
The Gearagh.
Nature reserve and ramsar site in County Cork, Ireland
The Gearagh is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ireland.
139 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,306 open records.
The most recorded are the Hooded Crow, the Eurasian Wren and the European Robin.
18 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Lesser yellowlegs and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded in January.
Get there and watch
- Tig Lammaxplace to stay · 2.6 km · 7 within 10 km
- Macroomnearest town · 3.1 km in a straight line
- Cork International Airport (ORK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at ORK airport (Cork)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
- 1bird hides within 6 kmClosed, dangerous
- 47car parks within 3 km
- 6restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 7places to stay within 10 kmTig Lammax, Coolcower House, Hillview House B&B and 4 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- campsites within 10 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 The Gearagh.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas41 mountains within 25 kmKilbarry Hill · 5.0 kmKnockaunnagorp · 6.1 kmMusheramore644 m · 14 kmMullaghanish694 m · 15 kmClaragh Mountain · 19 kmCaherbarnagh · 20 kmPaps of Anu670 m · 24 kmNowen Hill535 m · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmCarrigadrohid Lake5.2 km² · 2.3 kmLough Allua1.1 km² · 13 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.
The Gearagh
Ireland
- 59Birdyas Score
- 139Species
- 50Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q24196938) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,306 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, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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