Pheasants & Grouse in Stirling
Our list for Stirling has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 1 scarce visitor
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 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Dec–May
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixScarceUncommon28–32 cm
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaRecords withheldUncommon34–36 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Rock Ptarmigan 34–36 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 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