Uncommon Birds in Shropshire
Our list for Shropshire has 56 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 10 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Shropshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 56, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
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