Birds in Scotland
Explore 182 species found in this region.
Smallest:Goldcrest (8.5cm)
Largest:Whooper Swan (165cm)
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Get Your Free DigestShowing 70–92 of 182 species
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetosLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricariaLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Goldeneye
Bucephala clangulaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naeviaLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Skua
Catharacta skuaLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos majorLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdixLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D