Uncommon Birds in Wrexham
Our list for Wrexham has 14 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
All 14, most common first
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaScarceUncommon55–65 cm
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusScarceUncommon64–79 cm
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisScarceUncommon12–13 cm
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusScarceUncommon34–58 cm
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoPassage migrantUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Apr
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaScarceUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaScarceUncommon12–14 cm
Little OwlAthene noctuaScarceUncommon21–23 cmRegularly May
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Marsh Tit 12–13 cm
- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Sand Martin 12–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Yellowhammer 16–17 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Northern Lapwing 28–31 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 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