Old World Flycatchers in Wexford
Our list for Wexford has 6 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wexford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Black Redstart 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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