Rare Birds in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 13 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 5 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
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 13, most common first
RuffCalidris pugnaxScarceRare20–32 cmRegularly Jun
CorncrakeCrex crexRecords withheldRare22–30 cm
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly Oct
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusScarceRare46–51 cm
Little AukAlle alleScarceRare18–21 cm
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldRare34–36 cm
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly May
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPassage migrantRare28–38 cmRegularly Jul
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentRare32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Leach's Storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousScarceRare18–21 cm
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantRare15–16 cmRegularly Apr
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantRare23–24 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Lapland Longspur 15–16 cm
- Little Auk 18–21 cm
- Leach's Storm-petrel 18–21 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Corncrake 22–30 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Bonaparte's Gull 28–38 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Pomarine Jaeger 46–51 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 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