Old World Flycatchers in Monmouthshire
Our list for Monmouthshire has 7 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 4 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Monmouthshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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