Ireland Ramsar wetland
The Raven Nature Reserve
195 bird species recorded; the most from November to February.
Jonus Paulos · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
143 species in January.141 species in February.127 species in March.122 species in April.129 species in May.105 species in June.99 species in July.114 species in August.118 species in September.124 species in October.135 species in November.137 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
195 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).
- 195Speciesrecorded more than once
- 85Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 9ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 23,373Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 3Owls
- 31Waders
- 30Gulls & seabirds
- 38Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 58Songbirds
- 14Other 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 195 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 BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Owls3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Gulls & seabirds30 species
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- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Little AukAlle alle
- Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
Ducks & geese38 species
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- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Great titParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Other birds14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
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 November to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan8°/5°91 mm
- Feb8°/5°75 mm
- Mar9°/5°74 mm
- Apr11°/7°63 mm
- May13°/9°63 mm
- Jun16°/11°75 mm
- Jul17°/13°80 mm
- Aug17°/13°86 mm
- Sep16°/12°77 mm
- Oct14°/11°114 mm
- Nov11°/8°115 mm
- Dec9°/6°109 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
The Raven Nature Reserve.
Nature reserve and Ramsar site in County Wexford, Ireland
The Raven Nature Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ireland.
It is also a Special Protection Area under the EU Birds Directive.
195 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 23,373 open records.
The most recorded are the Mallard, the Black-headed Gull and the Mute Swan.
35 species come for the summer, 47 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
9 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Horned Grebe and Long-tailed duck.
The most species are recorded from November to February.
Get there and watch
- Curracloe Caravan and Camping Parkcampsite · 4.8 km · 17 within 10 km
- Riverview B&Bplace to stay · 5.9 km · 229 within 10 km
- Castlebridgenearest town · 6.4 km in a straight line
- Dublin Airport (DUB)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 119 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
- 3bird hides within 6 kmRobert Jobson Hide, Pump House Hide, Pat Walsh Hide
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 5car parks within 3 km
- 17campsites within 10 kmCurracloe Caravan and Camping Park, Ferrybank Caravan & Camping, Stellplatz Castlebridge and 14 more
- 229places to stay within 10 kmRiverview B&B, Riverbank House Hotel, Dixie Barrett's Guest House and 226 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Raven Nature Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmConicar Hill · 7.5 kmForth Mountain · 15 kmSlievenagorra Hill · 15 kmCoolteige Hill · 18 kmBree Hill · 20 kmVinegar Hill · 20 kmRaheennahoon Hill · 21 kmCamaross Hill · 23 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmCurracloe Beach · 3.3 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
The Raven Nature Reserve
Ireland
- 82Birdyas Score
- 195Species
- 85Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q98972908) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 23,373 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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