Uncommon Birds in Vale of Glamorgan
Our list for Vale of Glamorgan has 41 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 13 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors, 16 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vale of Glamorgan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 41, most common first
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly May–Jul
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusPassage migrantUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosResidentUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinScarceUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug
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