Uncommon Birds in Ceredigion
Our list for Ceredigion has 59 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 17 residents, 6 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 23 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ceredigion in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 59, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–May
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Dec–Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 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