Pheasants & Grouse in Dorset
Our list for Dorset has 7 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dorset in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorRare28–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Aug
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesiiPassage migrantRare100–210 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Golden Pheasant 90–105 cm
- Reeves's Pheasant 100–210 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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