Hawks & Eagles in East Lothian
Our list for East Lothian has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in East Lothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantRare48–56 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentRare60–66 cmRegularly May–Sep
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusScarceRare41–52 cmRegularly Feb–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 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