Crows & Jays in Orkney Islands
Our list for Orkney Islands has 5 crows & jays recorded regularly there: 2 residents and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Orkney Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year
JackdawColoeus monedulaSummer visitorCommon34–39 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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