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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in South Ayrshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 55, most common first
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
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