Birds of Belfast

189 bird species have been recorded in Belfast on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 189 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Birds to know first

• American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
• Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
• Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
• Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
• Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
• Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
• Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
• Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
• Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
• Black TernChlidonias niger
• Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
• Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
• Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
• Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
• Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
• Bonaparte’s GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
• BramblingFringilla montifringilla
• Brant GooseBranta bernicla
• Canada GooseBranta canadensis
• Carrion CrowCorvus corone
• Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
• Coal TitPeriparus ater
• Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
• Common BuzzardButeo buteo
• Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
• Common CuckooCuculus canorus
• Common EiderSomateria mollissima
• Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
• Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

The full checklist — 189 birds of Belfast in our library

• American Golden Plover
• Arctic Tern
• Atlantic Puffin
• Baikal Teal
• Bar-tailed Godwit
• Barn Swallow
• Barnacle Goose
• Barred Warbler
• Black Guillemot
• Black Tern
• Black-headed Gull
• Black-legged Kittiwake
• Black-tailed Godwit
• Black-throated Loon
• Blue-billed Teal
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Bonaparte’s Gull
• Brambling
• Brant Goose
• Canada Goose
• Carrion Crow
• Caspian Gull
• Coal Tit
• Common Blackbird
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Cuckoo
• Common Eider
• Common Goldeneye
• Common Grasshopper Warbler
• Common Greenshank
• Common Gull
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Loon
• Common Merganser
• Common Moorhen
• Common Murre
• Common Pheasant
• Common Pochard
• Common Redshank
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Reed Warbler
• Common Ringed Plover
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Scoter
• Common Shelduck
• Common Snipe
• Common Starling
• Common Swift
• Common Tern
• Common Whitethroat
• Common Wood Pigeon
• Curlew Sandpiper
• Dunlin
• Dunnock
• Eurasian Blackcap
• Eurasian Blue Tit
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Eurasian Chaffinch
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Eurasian Coot
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Jay
• Eurasian Magpie
• Eurasian Oystercatcher
• Eurasian Siskin
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Spoonbill
• Eurasian Teal
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Eurasian Treecreeper
• Eurasian Whimbrel
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Eurasian Woodcock
• Eurasian Wren
• European Golden Plover
• European Goldfinch
• European Greenfinch
• European Herring Gull
• European Robin
• European Rock Pipit
• European Shag
• European Stonechat
• European Storm Petrel
• Fieldfare
• Gadwall
• Garden Warbler
• Garganey
• Glaucous Gull
• Goldcrest
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Great Cormorant
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Great Tit
• Greater Flamingo
• Greater Scaup
• Green Sandpiper
• Grey Heron
• Grey Plover
• Grey Wagtail
• Greylag Goose
• Hen Harrier
• Hooded Crow
• Horned Grebe
• House Sparrow
• Iceland Gull
• Jack Snipe
• Laughing Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Scaup
• Little Egret
• Little Grebe
• Little Gull
• Little Ringed Plover
• Little Stint
• Little Tern
• Long-billed Dowitcher
• Long-eared Owl
• Long-tailed Duck
• Long-tailed Tit
• Mallard
• Manx Shearwater
• Meadow Pipit
• Mediterranean Gull
• Merlin
• Mistle Thrush
• Mute Swan
• Northern Fulmar
• Northern Gannet
• Northern Lapwing
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Raven
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Wheatear
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Peregrine Falcon
• Pied Avocet
• Pink-footed Goose
• Purple Sandpiper
• Razorbill
• Red Grouse
• Red Kite
• Red Knot
• Red Phalarope
• Red-breasted Merganser
• Red-necked Phalarope
• Red-throated Loon
• Redpoll
• Redwing
• Ring-billed Gull
• Rock Dove
• Rook
• Rose-ringed Parakeet
• Roseate Tern
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Ruff
• Sand Martin
• Sanderling
• Sandwich Tern
• Sedge Warbler
• Semipalmated Sandpiper
• Short-eared Owl
• Snow Bunting
• Song Thrush
• Spotted Flycatcher
• Spotted Redshank
• Stock Dove
• Tufted Duck
• Twite
• Water Rail
• Western House Martin
• Western Jackdaw
• Whinchat
• White Stork
• White Wagtail
• White-throated Dipper
• White-throated Sparrow
• Whooper Swan
• Willow Warbler
• Wilson’s Phalarope
• Wood Duck
• Wood Sandpiper
• Yellow-legged Gull
• Yellowhammer

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Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.