Rare Birds in Connaught
Our list for Connaught has 28 rare birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 winter visitor, 21 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Connaught in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly Oct
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
American Golden-PloverPluvialis dominicaPassage migrantRare24–28 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentRare35–40 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantRare14–15 cmRegularly May–Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Nov
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentRare32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturPassage migrantRare26–28 cmRegularly Sep
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisScarceRare52–68 cm
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRegularly Feb–May
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRegularly Apr–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Lapland Longspur 15–16 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- American Golden-Plover 24–28 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Balearic Shearwater 35–40 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Long-tailed Jaeger 48–58 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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