Uncommon Birds in Down
Our list for Down has 55 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 21 residents, 3 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 23 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Down in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 55, most common first
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasScarceUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Jul
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRegularly May–Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May
CootFulica atraSummer visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRegularly May–Dec
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorUncommon20–24 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaResidentUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
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