Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks October · New World Blackbirds, Troupials, and Allies · BOU category A
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.
Bobolink has been recorded in 11 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in October.
Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN Red List, NT)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV91 | Isles of Scilly, England | 19 | 2023 | unverified |
| SM70 | Pembrokeshire, Wales | 2 | 2010 to 2023 | unverified |
| TF48 | Lincolnshire, England | 2 | 2019 | unverified |
| HU31 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 1 | 2012 | unverified |
| SS78 | Neath Port Talbot, Wales | 8 | 2010 | unverified |
| SV80 | Sea, off Isles of Scilly | 1 | 2008 | unverified |
| HT93 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 1 | 2008 | unverified |
| SV81 | Isles of Scilly, England | 10 | 2003 | unverified |
| SZ19 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England | 15 | 2002 | unverified |
| SX73 | Devon, England | 21 | 2001 | unverified |
| TA41 | East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 3 | 2001 | unverified |