Uncommon Birds in Stirling
Our list for Stirling has 33 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 5 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
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 33, most common first
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraResidentUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentUncommon33–39 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Stock DoveColumba oenasSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Jul
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusSummer visitorUncommon28–31 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Jan–Aug
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Dec–May
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Jan
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–May
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantUncommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Apr
European ShagGulosus aristotelisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRegularly 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