Old World Flycatchers in Moray
Our list for Moray has 5 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Moray in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraScarceUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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