Pheasants & Grouse in Norfolk
Our list for Norfolk has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Norfolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Jan
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
- 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