Pheasants & Grouse in Scottish Borders
Our list for Scottish Borders has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
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
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 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