Uncommon Birds in West Sussex
Our list for West Sussex has 76 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 12 summer visitors, 31 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Sussex in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 76, most common first
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRecorded all year
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
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