Uncommon Birds in Aberdeenshire
Our list for Aberdeenshire has 87 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 22 summer visitors, 7 winter visitors, 36 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
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 87, most common first
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Feb
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Dec–May
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Sep–May
King EiderSomateria spectabilisPassage migrantUncommon46–64 cmRegularly Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Common LoonGavia immerResidentUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–May
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantUncommon14–17 cmRegularly May
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaPassage migrantUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaSummer visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly May–Jul
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusScarceUncommon19–23 cm
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Jan
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
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