Rare Birds in Rutland
Our list for Rutland has 16 rare birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 6 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rutland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantRare120–150 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaResidentRare33–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiScarceRare13–15 cmRegularly May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Nov
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaScarceRare37–41 cm
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentRare21–23 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorScarceRare52–58 cm
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesScarceRare17–18 cm
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Feb
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantRare36–41 cmRegularly Sep
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraScarceRare16–19 cm
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusScarceRare34–43 cm
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusScarceRare13–15 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Temminck's Stint 13–15 cm
- Bearded Tit 13–15 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 cm
- Corn Bunting 16–19 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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