Uncommon Birds in West Lothian
Our list for West Lothian has 20 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents, 5 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
All 20, most common first
Stock DoveColumba oenasResidentUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoResidentUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Nov
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaResidentUncommon12–15 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Dec
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr
WheatearOenanthe oenanthePassage migrantUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Apr
RedshankTringa totanusResidentUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar
OspreyPandion haliaetusScarceUncommon54–58 cm
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaScarceUncommon17–19 cm
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jan
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRegularly Jun
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaScarceUncommon12–13 cm
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisResidentUncommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–May
Garden WarblerSylvia borinPassage migrantUncommon14–15 cmRegularly May–Jun
DipperCinclus cinclusScarceUncommon17–20 cm
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Nov
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceUncommon58–67 cm
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorResidentUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Mar
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaScarceUncommon37–41 cm
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaScarceUncommon37–42 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Eurasian Nuthatch 12–15 cm
- Garden Warbler 14–15 cm
- Tree Pipit 14–16 cm
- Wheatear 15–16 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Dipper 17–20 cm
- Water Rail 23–28 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Stock Dove 32–34 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 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