Rare Birds in Worcestershire
Our list for Worcestershire has 27 rare birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 2 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Worcestershire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 27, most common first
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentRare21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantRare20–32 cmRegularly Aug
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantRare23–24 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Mar
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisPassage migrantRare69–81 cmRegularly Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentRare48–56 cmRegularly Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorRare37–40 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantRare26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Jan
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaScarceRare53–57 cm
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantRare140–165 cmRegularly Oct
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusScarceRare13–15 cm
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaScarceRare18–23 cmRegularly Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraScarceRare43–54 cm
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixScarceRare28–32 cm
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusScarceRare54–58 cm
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Bearded Tit 13–15 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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