Uncommon Birds in Donegal
Our list for Donegal has 36 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 4 summer visitors, 17 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Donegal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
GadwallMareca streperaScarceUncommon46–56 cm
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaPassage migrantUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Mar
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly May
WhitethroatCurruca communisPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaScarceUncommon20–22 cm
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaScarceUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Aug
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