Old World Flycatchers in West Dunbartonshire
Our list for West Dunbartonshire has 5 old world flycatchers recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in West Dunbartonshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
StonechatSaxicola rubicolaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantCommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–May
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Stonechat 12–13 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