Pheasants & Grouse in Midlothian
Our list for Midlothian has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Midlothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaWinter visitorCommon37–42 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 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