Uncommon Birds in Worcestershire
Our list for Worcestershire has 53 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 13 summer visitors, 14 winter visitors, 12 passage migrants and 3 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 53, most common first
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRecorded all year
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaSummer visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
DunlinCalidris alpinaSummer visitorUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
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