Rare Birds in Eilean Siar
Our list for Eilean Siar has 8 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 5 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
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 8, most common first
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentRare42–45 cmRegularly May
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantRare54–58 cmRegularly May–Jun
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantRare12–14 cmRegularly May
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixScarceRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Jun
European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturScarceRare26–28 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- European Turtle-dove 26–28 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Avocet 42–45 cm
- Osprey 54–58 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