Uncommon Birds in Shetland Islands
Our list for Shetland Islands has 95 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 18 residents, 20 summer visitors, 8 winter visitors, 45 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Shetland Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 95, most common first
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly May–Sep
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentUncommon45–47 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantUncommon48–58 cmRegularly May–Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly May–Jun
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicusPassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly May–Oct
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May–Jul
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Great TitParus majorResidentUncommonRegularly Oct–Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusSummer visitorUncommon34–43 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorUncommon50–90 cmRegularly May–Jan
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
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