Uncommon Birds in Highland
Our list for Highland has 65 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 17 summer visitors, 16 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 2 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 65, most common first
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusSummer visitorUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaResidentUncommon26–29 cmRecorded all year
MagpiePica picaResidentUncommon44–46 cmRecorded all year
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusResidentUncommon41–52 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
European Storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusPassage migrantUncommon14–18 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaResidentUncommon58–77 cmRecorded all year
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
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