Uncommon Birds in Surrey
Our list for Surrey has 62 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 19 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Surrey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 62, most common first
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusScarceUncommon31–38 cm
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceUncommon64–81 cm
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusSummer visitorUncommon40–45 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
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