Uncommon Birds in Belfast
Our list for Belfast has 24 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 12 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Belfast in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug
Carrion CrowCorvus coronePassage migrantUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaScarceUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jul
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusScarceUncommon16–18 cm
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusScarceUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Mar
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaScarceUncommon26–29 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Treecreeper 12–14 cm
- Reed Bunting 14–16 cm
- Rock Pipit 16–18 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Manx Shearwater 30–38 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Razorbill 38–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- European Shag 65–80 cm
- Northern Gannet 87–100 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