Uncommon Birds in Denbighshire
Our list for Denbighshire has 21 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 7 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
All 21, most common first
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Mar
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorScarceUncommon52–58 cm
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Aug
Willow TitPoecile montanusScarceUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Feb
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaScarceUncommon26–29 cm
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusScarceUncommon37–40 cm
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaScarceUncommon32–34 cm
Northern GannetMorus bassanusScarceUncommon87–100 cm
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisScarceUncommon12–13 cm
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusScarceUncommon40–46 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Willow Tit 11–12 cm
- Marsh Tit 12–13 cm
- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Cetti's Warbler 13–14 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Nightjar 24–28 cm
- Golden Plover 26–29 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Northern Gannet 87–100 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