Birds in Renfrewshire

125 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Renfrewshire has 125 bird species recorded regularly there: 64 residents, 15 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors, 25 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 36,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Birds to see in Renfrewshire in September

79 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 79 birds in September

Arriving in September: Goldeneye, Common Merganser, Northern Shoveler, Little Grebe, Pink-footed Goose, Eurasian Jay, Water Rail, Eurasian Skylark and 8 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Renfrewshire each month: most in May (92), fewest in July (64). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Whooper Swan
Whooper SwanLargest · 165cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Whooper Swan (165 cm)45 families

All 125 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 125 species

Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubiusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Raven

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kestrel

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly May–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandariusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striataLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly May–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Smew

Smew

Mergellus albellusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Jan–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

ResidentCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Shag

European Shag

Gulosus aristotelisLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Aug–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Linnet

Linnet

Linaria cannabinaLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Mar–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Wagtail

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinereaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Aug–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammeaLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Jan–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Curruca communisLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serratorLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

ResidentUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

Summer visitorUncommon

Regularly Jan–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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