Pheasants & Grouse in Highland
Our list for Highland has 7 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Highland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldUncommon34–36 cm
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentRare28–32 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Golden Pheasant 90–105 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