Uncommon Birds in South Ayrshire
Our list for South Ayrshire has 55 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 8 summer visitors, 27 winter visitors and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Ayrshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 55, most common first
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Northern GannetMorus bassanusSummer visitorUncommon87–100 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisSummer visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rock PipitAnthus petrosusResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year
DunlinCalidris alpinaWinter visitorUncommon16–22 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorUncommon17–20 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Black GuillemotCepphus grylleResidentUncommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
CootFulica atraPassage migrantUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusWinter visitorUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritimaWinter visitorUncommon20–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentUncommon9–10 cmRecorded all year
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
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