Hawks & Eagles in Scottish Borders
Our list for Scottish Borders has 5 hawks & eagles recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 winter visitor, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Scottish Borders in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRecorded all year
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantUncommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentUncommon60–66 cmRegularly Mar
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusScarceUncommon48–56 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
- Red Kite 60–66 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