Uncommon Birds in Renfrewshire
Our list for Renfrewshire has 43 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Renfrewshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 43, most common first
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
LinnetLinaria cannabinaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
WhitethroatCurruca communisSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–May
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaPassage migrantUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Sep
DipperCinclus cinclusResidentUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
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