Common Birds in Aberdeenshire
Our list for Aberdeenshire has 100 common birds recorded regularly there: 61 residents, 21 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Aberdeenshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 100, most common first
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRecorded all year
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
CurlewNumenius arquataResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorCommon27–29 cmRecorded all year
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Sep
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
RazorbillAlca tordaSummer visitorCommon38–43 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
FieldfareTurdus pilarisWinter visitorCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
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