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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Cardiff in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 54, most common first
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaScarceUncommon9–10 cm
GarganeySpatula querquedulaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaScarceUncommon15–17 cm
Cattle EgretArdea ibisScarceUncommon46–56 cm
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixScarceUncommon11–13 cm
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