Uncommon Birds in Conwy
Our list for Conwy has 64 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 5 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 14 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Conwy in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 64, most common first
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Tawny OwlStrix alucoWinter visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Feb
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Jul
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Nov
DotterelEudromias morinellusScarceUncommon20–22 cm
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
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