Uncommon Birds in Angus
Our list for Angus has 60 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 5 summer visitors, 31 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors
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 60, most common first
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusSummer visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jul–Nov
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceUncommon39–56 cm
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaPassage migrantUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
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