Uncommon Birds in Leinster
Our list for Leinster has 73 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 16 summer visitors, 25 winter visitors and 10 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Leinster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 73, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRecorded all year
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRecorded all year
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Sep–May
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 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