Uncommon Birds in Scottish Borders
Our list for Scottish Borders has 70 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 8 summer visitors, 34 passage migrants and 13 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Scottish Borders in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 70, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusPassage migrantUncommon23–24 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common LoonGavia immerResidentUncommon66–91 cmRegularly Nov
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisPassage migrantUncommon15–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Great SkuaStercorarius skuaPassage migrantUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaSummer visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly May–Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Nov
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Jan–Jun
Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesScarceUncommon52–60 cm
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar–Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jun
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
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