Uncommon Birds in East Lothian
Our list for East Lothian has 74 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 9 summer visitors, 11 winter visitors, 31 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in East Lothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 74, most common first
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaSummer visitorUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly May–Feb
Common LoonGavia immerResidentUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaPassage migrantUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
King EiderSomateria spectabilisPassage migrantUncommon46–64 cmRegularly Mar
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusResidentUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Aug
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Sep–May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–May
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaScarceUncommon42–45 cm
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Oct
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