Uncommon Birds in Glasgow
Our list for Glasgow has 35 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 4 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 9 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Glasgow in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 35, most common first
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Feb–May
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisScarceUncommon14–15 cm
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaScarceUncommon12–13 cm
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Nov
LinnetLinaria cannabinaScarceUncommon13–14 cm
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Jul
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov
Tawny OwlStrix alucoScarceUncommon37–43 cm
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