Old World Flycatchers in Eilean Siar
Our list for Eilean Siar has 6 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Eilean Siar in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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