Uncommon Birds in Anglesey
Our list for Anglesey has 67 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 10 summer visitors, 13 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Anglesey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 67, most common first
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusResidentUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly May–Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
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