Uncommon Birds in Herefordshire
Our list for Herefordshire has 33 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 2 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Herefordshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaScarceUncommon40–44 cm
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaScarceUncommon40–51 cm
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
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