i Register
In some senses, aberrant is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Differing from the norm.
Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
noun
A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
Also I think other birders realise you are struggling a bit when you start talking about aberrants[.]