Uncommon Birds in Waterford
Our list for Waterford has 18 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 8 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Waterford in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Jun
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceUncommon16–17 cm
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly May–Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraScarceUncommon43–54 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly May
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Stock DoveColumba oenasPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct
CootFulica atraScarceUncommon36–42 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Yellowhammer 16–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Water Rail 23–28 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Manx Shearwater 30–38 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Razorbill 38–43 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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