Old World Flycatchers in Pembrokeshire
Our list for Pembrokeshire has 8 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 5 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Pembrokeshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Oct–May
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Black Redstart 13–15 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

