Uncommon Birds in Dublin
Our list for Dublin has 60 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 12 summer visitors, 20 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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 60, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
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