Rare Birds in Cork
Our list for Cork has 20 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 7 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cork in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantRare31–38 cmRegularly Jan
Garden WarblerSylvia borinScarceRare14–15 cmRegularly Sep
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusScarceRare48–58 cm
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraScarceRare12–14 cm
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisScarceRare58–70 cm
Pacific LoonGavia pacificaPassage migrantRare58–74 cmRegularly Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentRare50–71 cmRegularly Jan
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Jan–May
Sabine's GullXema sabiniScarceRare27–33 cm
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPassage migrantRare35–40 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosScarceRare19–23 cm
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantRare35–40 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
BramblingFringilla montifringillaScarceRare14–16 cm
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusScarceRare13–15 cmRegularly Oct
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisScarceRare15–18 cmRegularly Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusScarceRare25–30 cm
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRegularly May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisScarceRare14–16 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Snow Bunting 15–18 cm
- Purple Sandpiper 20–22 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Sabine's Gull 27–33 cm
- Horned Grebe 31–38 cm
- Balearic Shearwater 35–40 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Pomarine Jaeger 46–51 cm
- Long-tailed Jaeger 48–58 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Pacific Loon 58–74 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