Pheasants & Grouse in United Kingdom
Our list for United Kingdom has 9 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Kingdom in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentRare37–42 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Aug
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldRare34–36 cm
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixRecords withheldRare40–55 cm
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusRecords withheldRare60–87 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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