Uncommon Birds in Fife
Our list for Fife has 84 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 10 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Fife in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 84, most common first
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jul–Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantUncommon24–33 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusScarceUncommon62–68 cm
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceUncommon64–81 cm
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoSummer visitorUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaPassage migrantUncommon66–94 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly May
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May
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