Old World Flycatchers in Angus
Our list for Angus has 6 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 summer visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Angus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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