Uncommon Birds in West Midlands
Our list for West Midlands has 47 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 11 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Midlands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 47, most common first
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–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