Uncommon Birds in Suffolk
Our list for Suffolk has 94 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 23 residents, 24 summer visitors, 28 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Suffolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 94, most common first
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaPassage migrantUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Dec
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Common CraneGrus grusResidentUncommon100–130 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesScarceUncommon23–27 cm
Cattle EgretArdea ibisWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRecorded all year
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Sep
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