Uncommon Birds in Gwynedd
Our list for Gwynedd has 66 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 14 summer visitors, 5 winter visitors, 27 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Gwynedd in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 66, most common first
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraSummer visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataPassage migrantUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Dec
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–May
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
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