This is an incomplete list of birds that you may spot in Mayo, with names in English, Irish and Latin.
To view a complete list of the birds of Ireland in the three languages, along with accompanying photographs, please visit this page on Birdwatch Ireland’s website.
Some of our Irish language names are wonderfully evocative, such as “screamer of the graveyard” (Barn Owl), “cat head” (Long-eared owl), “catcher of sparkling things” (Magpie) and others.
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Arctic Tern | Geabhróg Artach | Arctic tern | Sterna paradisaea |
| Barn Owl | Scréachóg Reilige | Screamer of the graveyard | Tyto alba |
| Barnacle Goose | Gé Ghiúrainn | Barnacle goose | Branta leucopsis |
| Blackbird | Lon Dubh | Black bird | Turdus merula |
| Blackcap | Caipín Dubh | Little black cap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| Blue Tit | Meantán Gorm | Blue tit | Cyanistes caeruleus |
| Brent Goose | Cadhan | Brent goose | Branta bernicla |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Bullfinch | Corcrán Choille | Little purple one of the wood | Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
| Buzzard | Clamhán | Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
| Cattle Egret | none known | Bubulcus ibis | |
| Chaffinch | Rí Rua | Red king | Fringilla coelebs |
| Chough | Cóg Cosdearg | Red-footed jackdaw | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Coal tit | Meantán Dubh | Black tit | Periparus ater |
| Collared Dove | Fearán Baicdhubh | Little man of the black neck | Streptopelia decaocto |
| Cormorant | Broigheall | Cormorant | Phalocrocorax carbo |
| Corncrake | Traonach | Corncrake | Crex crex |
| Crossbill | Crosghob | Crossed mouth | Loxia curvirostra |
| Cuckoo | Cuach | Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus |
| Curlew | Crotach | Curlew | Numenius arquata |
| Dipper | Gabha Dubh | Black smith | Cinclus cinclus |
| Dunlin | Breacóg | Young speckled one | Calidris alpina |
| Dunnock | Donnóg | Young brown one | Prunella modularis |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Fieldfare | Sacán | Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris |
| Firecrest | Lasairchíor | Upside-down flame | Regulus ignicapillus |
| Fulmar | Fulmaire | Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis |
| Gannet | Gainead | Gannet | Morus bassana |
| Goldcrest | Cíorbhuí | Golden upside-down | Regulus regulus |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Golden Eagle | Iolar Firéan | True eagle | Aquila chrysaetus |
| Golden Plover | Feadóg Sléibhe | Mountain whistler | Pluvialis apricaria |
| Goldfinch | Lasair Choille | Little flame of the wood | Carduelis carduelis |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Droimneach Mór | Great black-backed gull | Larus marinus |
| Great Skua | Meirleach Mór | Great Skua | Stercorarius skua |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Snag Darach | Catcher of the Oaks | Dendrocopus major |
| Great Tit | Meantán Mór | Large tit | Parus major |
| Greenfinch | Glasán Darach | Finch of the oak | Carduelis chloris |
| Grey Crow | Caróg Liath | Grey crow | Corvus cornix |
| Grey Heron | Máire Fhada | Long Mary | Ardea cinerea |
| Greylag Goose | Gé Ghlas | Green goose | Anser anser |
| Grey Phalarope | Falaróp Gobmhór | Big-mouthed phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius |
| Grey Wagtail | Glasóg Liath | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| Gull (general) | Faoileán | Gull | Larus xxx |
| Hawfinch | Glasán gobmhór | Big-mouthed finch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes |
| House Martin | Geabhlán Binne | Martin of the gables | Delichon urbicum |
| House Sparrow | Gealbhan Binne | Sparrow of the gables | Passer domesticus |
| Jackdaw | Cág | Jackdaw | Corcus monedula |
| Jay | Scréachóg Choille | Screamer of the wood | Garrulus glandarius |
| Kestrel | Pocaire Gaoithe | Frolicker of the wind | Falco tinnunculus |
| Kingfisher | Cruidín | Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| Lapwing | Pilibín | Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus |
| Little Egret | Éigrit Bheag | Little egret | Egretta garzetta |
| Long-eared Owl | Ceann Cait | Cat head | Asio otus |
| Magpie | Snag Breac | Catcher of sparkling things | Pica pica |
| Meadow Pipt | Riabhóg Mhóna | Pipit of the bog | Anthus pratensis |
| Merlin | Meirliún | Merlin | Falco columbarius |
| Mistle Thrush | Smólach Mór | Big thrush | Turdus viscivordus |
| Mute Swan | Eala Bhalbh | Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Oystercatcher | Roilleach | Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Peregrine | Seabhac seilge | Hunting falcon | Falco peregrinus |
| Pied Wagtail | Glasóg na Sráide | Wagtail of the street | Motacilla alba |
| Puffin | Puifin | Puffin | Fratercula arctica |
| Raven | Fiach Dubh | (Black) Raven | Corvus corax |
| Razorbill | Crosán | Razorbill | Alca torda |
| Red Grouse | Cearc Fhraoigh | Hen of the heather | Lagopus lagopus |
| Redwing | Deargán Sneachta | Small red one of the snow | Turdus iliacus |
| Ringed Plover | Feadóg Chladaigh | Ringed whistler | Charadrius hiaticula |
| Robin | Spideog | Robin | Erithacus rubecula |
| Rock Pipit | Riabhóg Chladaigh | Ringed Pipit | Anthus petrosus |
| Rook | Rúcach | Rook | Corvus frugilecus |
| Sanderling | Luatharán | Sanderling | Calidris alba |
| Sand Martin | Gabhlán Gainimh | Martin of the sand | Riparia riperia |
| Sedge Warbler | Ceolaire Cíbe | Sedge singer | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| Shag | Seaga | Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotalis |
| Shelduck | Seillacha | Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna |
| Short-eared Owl | Ulchabhán Réisc | Owl of the bogland | Asio flammeus |
| Shoveler | Spadalach | Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
| Siskin | Siscín | Siskin | Carduelis spinus |
| Skua (general) | Meirleach Mara | Outlaw of the sea | Stercorarius xxx |
| Skylark | Fuiseog | Skylark | Alauda arvensis |
| Snipe | Naoscach | Snipe | Gallinago gallinago |
| Song Thrush | Smólach ceoil | Music thrush | Turdus philomelos |
| Sparrowhawk | Spioróg | Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
| Starling | Druid | Staling | Sturnus vulgaris |
| Stonechat | Caislín Cloch | Stonechat | Saxicola storquata |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Swallow | Fáinleog | Wanderer | Hirundo rustica |
| Swift | Gabhlán na Gaoithe | Forked one of the wind | Apus apus |
| Teal | Praslacha | Quick duck | Anas crecca |
| Tern (general) | Geabhróg | Tern | Sterna xxx |
| Treecreeper | Snag | Catcher | Certhia familiaris |
| Tree Sparrow | Gealbhan Crainn | Sparrow of the trees | Passer montanus |
| Turnstone | Piardálaí Trá | Beach rummager | Arenaria interpres |
| Twite | Gleoiseach Shléibhe | Mountain babbler | Carduelis flavirostris |
| Wheatear | Clochrán | Noble of the stone | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| Whimbrel | Crotach eanaigh | Passage curlew | Numenius phaeopus |
| White-tailed Eagle | Iolar Mara | Sea eagle | Halliaeetus albicilla |
| Whooper Swan | Eala Ghlórach | Noisy swan | Cygnus cygnus |
| English | Gaeilge | Meaning | Latin |
| Wigeon | Rualacha | Red duck | Anas penelope |
| Woodpigeon | Colm Coille | Wood pigeon | Columba palumbus |
| Wren | Dreoilín | Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Yellowhammer | Buíóg | Young yellow one | Emberiza citrinella |
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