Uncommon Birds in Midlothian
Our list for Midlothian has 31 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 14 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
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 31, most common first
RedshankTringa totanusSummer visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Dec–Jul
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Oct
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorUncommon14–17 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusScarceUncommon46–51 cm
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaScarceUncommon16–22 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