Pheasants & Grouse in Scotland
Our list for Scotland has 8 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Scotland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldRare34–36 cm
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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