Uncommon Birds in Clackmannanshire
Our list for Clackmannanshire has 26 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 2 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Clackmannanshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusScarceUncommon23–26 cm
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusScarceUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Nov
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixScarceUncommon28–32 cm
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceUncommon37–60 cm
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataScarceUncommon14–16 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Redpoll 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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