Uncommon Birds in Monmouthshire
Our list for Monmouthshire has 34 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 3 summer visitors, 9 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors
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 34, most common first
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May–Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Jun
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusScarceUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jan
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jun
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceUncommon75–90 cm
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
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