Uncommon Birds in South Lanarkshire
Our list for South Lanarkshire has 18 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 5 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Lanarkshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaScarceUncommon16–17 cm
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Apr
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaResidentUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceUncommon58–67 cm
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly May
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaResidentUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusScarceUncommon13–14 cm
PochardAythya ferinaScarceUncommon42–49 cm
CuckooCuculus canorusScarceUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly May
DunlinCalidris alpinaResidentUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Jul
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May
RedshankTringa totanusScarceUncommon27–29 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Yellowhammer 16–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dunlin 16–22 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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