Uncommon Birds in Ulster
Our list for Ulster has 43 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 6 summer visitors, 19 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Ulster in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 43, most common first
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly May–Jan
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaPassage migrantUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisPassage migrantUncommon43–51 cmRegularly Aug
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusScarceUncommon31–38 cm
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Sep
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaScarceUncommon20–22 cm
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaScarceUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaScarceUncommon37–42 cm
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosPassage migrantUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug
Sabine's GullXema sabiniPassage migrantUncommon27–33 cmRegularly Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Aug
Long-eared OwlAsio otusScarceUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Jul
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