Uncommon Birds in Wiltshire
Our list for Wiltshire has 66 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 22 summer visitors, 15 winter visitors, 10 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wiltshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 66, most common first
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaSummer visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaSummer visitorUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
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