Pheasants & Grouse in Moray
Our list for Moray has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 winter 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
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorCommon28–32 cmRegularly Aug–May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldRare34–36 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 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