Rare Birds in Fife
Our list for Fife has 12 rare birds recorded regularly there: 7 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Fife in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, most common first
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPassage migrantRare52–60 cmRegularly Nov
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaScarceRare80–90 cm
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisScarceRare43–51 cmRegularly Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiPassage migrantRare33–41 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaScarceRare13–14 cmRegularly May
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusScarceRare13–15 cm
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixScarceRare11–13 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Common Reed-warbler 13–14 cm
- Bluethroat 13–14 cm
- Bearded Tit 13–15 cm
- Yellow Wagtail 15–17 cm
- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Great Shearwater 43–51 cm
- Iceland Gull 52–60 cm
- Eurasian Spoonbill 80–90 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