Rare Birds in Highland
Our list for Highland has 34 rare birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 5 summer visitors, 16 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Highland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusScarceRare16–18 cm
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesScarceRare17–18 cm
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaScarceRare18–23 cm
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Jul
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentRare30–36 cmRegularly May
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusScarceRare37–40 cm
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosScarceRare13–15 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