Uncommon Birds in Mayo
Our list for Mayo has 61 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 7 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 28 passage migrants and 14 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Mayo in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 61, most common first
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusScarceUncommon48–58 cmRegularly Sep
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaScarceUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisScarceUncommon52–68 cm
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusScarceUncommon32–35 cm
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Stock DoveColumba oenasScarceUncommon32–34 cm
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Sep
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusScarceUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraScarceUncommon15–17 cm
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made