Pheasants & Grouse in Perthshire and Kinross
Our list for Perthshire and Kinross has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Perthshire and Kinross in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentCommon37–42 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Dec–May
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldUncommon34–36 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