Uncommon Birds in Aberdeen
Our list for Aberdeen has 53 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 4 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 21 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Aberdeen in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 53, most common first
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Mar
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Oct
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleSummer visitorUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
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