Uncommon Birds in Dumfries and Galloway
Our list for Dumfries and Galloway has 61 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 9 summer visitors, 18 winter visitors, 22 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Dumfries and Galloway in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 61, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Aug
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataResidentUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Sep–May
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
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