Uncommon Birds in Swansea
Our list for Swansea has 48 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 2 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 18 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Swansea in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 48, most common first
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaResidentUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoScarceUncommon37–43 cm
Common LoonGavia immerPassage migrantUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Nov–May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Oct–May
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
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