Uncommon Birds in Bridgend
Our list for Bridgend has 26 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 12 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bridgend in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–May
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusScarceUncommon31–38 cm
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Dec
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisResidentUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisScarceUncommon36–41 cm
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusScarceUncommon24–33 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Lesser Whitethroat 11–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Snow Bunting 15–18 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Horned Grebe 31–38 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Red-throated Loon 53–69 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Eurasian Bittern 69–81 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