Uncommon Birds in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff
Our list for Rhondda, Cynon, Taff has 7 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
All 7, most common first
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusScarceUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sedge Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 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