Uncommon Birds in Wexford
Our list for Wexford has 64 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 7 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Wexford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 64, most common first
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaScarceUncommon51–58 cm
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaScarceUncommon40–50 cm
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaScarceUncommon15–18 cm
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
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