Uncommon Birds in Wales
Our list for Wales has 94 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 33 residents, 21 summer visitors, 29 winter visitors and 11 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wales in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 94, most common first
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Cetti's WarblerCettia cettiResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Oct
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
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