Uncommon Birds in North Ayrshire
Our list for North Ayrshire has 50 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 12 residents, 9 winter visitors, 21 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Ayrshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 50, most common first
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
RazorbillAlca tordaWinter visitorUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Common LoonGavia immerWinter visitorUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantUncommon60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusScarceUncommon34–43 cm
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusWinter visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
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