Rare Birds in Dublin
Our list for Dublin has 18 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 3 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dublin in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Long-eared OwlAsio otusWinter visitorRare35–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusScarceRare20–22 cm
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–May
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantRare41–52 cmRegularly Aug
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantRare15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceRare39–56 cm
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Dec
Canada GooseBranta canadensisScarceRare76–110 cmRegularly Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusScarceRare46–51 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Snow Bunting 15–18 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Grey Phalarope 20–22 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Carrion Crow 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Pomarine Jaeger 46–51 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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