Pheasants & Grouse in Aberdeenshire
Our list for Aberdeenshire has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Aberdeenshire 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 GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldUncommon34–36 cm
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 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