Uncommon Birds in Sligo
Our list for Sligo has 17 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 6 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sligo in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxScarceUncommon39–43 cm
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–May
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaScarceUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jun
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceUncommon60–75 cm
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Red-billed Chough 39–43 cm
- Black-tailed Godwit 40–44 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 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