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
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataScarceUncommon48–60 cm
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusScarceUncommon48–56 cm
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Sep
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr–May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosScarceUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Sep
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Jan
CootFulica atraScarceUncommon36–42 cm
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Apr
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPassage migrantUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Jun
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