Uncommon Birds in Northamptonshire
Our list for Northamptonshire has 56 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 3 summer visitors, 14 winter visitors, 19 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northamptonshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 56, most common first
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
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