Uncommon Birds in Wicklow
Our list for Wicklow has 57 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 11 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 24 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wicklow in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 57, most common first
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
MerlinFalco columbariusWinter visitorUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Mar
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Mar
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly May–Oct
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
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