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
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaResidentUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Arctic LoonGavia arcticaPassage migrantUncommon58–77 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Feb–May
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixSummer visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantUncommon80–104 cmRegularly Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataScarceUncommon44–51 cm
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusSummer visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly 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