Uncommon Birds in Argyll and Bute
Our list for Argyll and Bute has 64 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 18 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors, 20 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Argyll and Bute in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 64, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–May
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantUncommon62–68 cmRegularly Dec–May
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisPassage migrantUncommon53–56 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
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