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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Donegal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusScarceUncommon31–38 cm
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusPassage migrantUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantUncommon27–33 cmRegularly Aug
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosScarceUncommon66–102 cm
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaScarceUncommon37–42 cm
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