Uncommon Birds in Rutland
Our list for Rutland has 48 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 8 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Rutland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 48, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceUncommon64–81 cm
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly May–Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaPassage migrantUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Oct
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisResidentUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–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