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
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
MerlinFalco columbariusResidentUncommon24–33 cmRecorded all year
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldUncommon34–36 cm
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensScarceUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Jan
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesWinter visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Dec–May
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Little AukAlle allePassage migrantUncommon18–21 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
King EiderSomateria spectabilisScarceUncommon46–64 cmRegularly Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusPassage migrantUncommon10–11 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Water RailRallus aquaticusSummer visitorUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreusPassage migrantUncommon62–68 cmRegularly Sep–May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly May–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