Birds in Highland

200 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Highland has 200 bird species recorded regularly there: 87 residents, 46 summer visitors, 30 winter visitors, 26 passage migrants and 10 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 468,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Highland in September

160 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 160 birds in September

Arriving in September: Pink-footed Goose, Whooper Swan, Common Loon, Brent Goose, Purple Sandpiper, Brambling, Northern Pintail, Arctic Loon and 10 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Highland each month: most in September (160), fewest in November (125). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)51 families

All 200 birds on the list

Showing 185–200 of 200 species

Leach's Storm-petrel

Leach's Storm-petrel

Hydrobates leucorhousVU

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedulaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Tundra Bean Goose

Tundra Bean Goose

Anser serrirostrisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Parrot Crossbill

Parrot Crossbill

Loxia pytyopsittacusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifronsLC

Summer visitorRare

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustesLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Lesser Whitethroat

Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca currucaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Quail

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Green Woodpecker

European Green Woodpecker

Picus viridisLC

ResidentRare

Regularly May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant

Chrysolophus pictusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurioLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochrurosLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rock Ptarmigan

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus mutaLC

Records withheld
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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

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