Hawks & Eagles in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 6 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 5 residents and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Argyll and Bute in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentCommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaResidentCommon66–94 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusScarceUncommon48–56 cm
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 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