Uncommon Birds in Edinburgh
Our list for Edinburgh has 63 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 9 summer visitors, 21 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Edinburgh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 63, most common first
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
FulmarFulmarus glacialisSummer visitorUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraResidentUncommon43–54 cmRecorded all year
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusPassage migrantUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Aug
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
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