Uncommon Birds in Armagh
Our list for Armagh has 13 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 3 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
All 13, most common first
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorScarceUncommon52–58 cm
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusResidentUncommon40–45 cmRegularly May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusScarceUncommon40–46 cm
GreenfinchChloris chlorisScarceUncommon15–16 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Linnet 13–14 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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