Hawks & Eagles in Orkney Islands
Our list for Orkney Islands has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
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
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Aug–Dec
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusPassage migrantUncommon48–56 cmRegularly May
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaScarceRare66–94 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Hen Harrier 41–52 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 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