Old World Flycatchers in Stirling
Our list for Stirling has 7 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 4 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Stirling in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Aug
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
WheatearOenanthe oenantheSummer visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 cm
- European Pied Flycatcher 12–14 cm
- Whinchat 12–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Common Redstart 13–15 cm
- Spotted Flycatcher 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 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