Uncommon Birds in Cardiff
Our list for Cardiff has 54 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cardiff in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 54, most common first
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisPassage migrantUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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