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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Anglesey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 67, most common first
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Water PipitAnthus spinolettaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Nov–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