United Kingdom · Scotland

Fair Isle

318 species and 66,400 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: September–October, with up to 204 species seen regularly.

View on mapGoogle Maps ↗Apple Maps ↗

Seen here in November

RedwingRedwingTurdus iliacusFieldfareFieldfareTurdus pilarisBohemian WaxwingBohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusCommon ChiffchaffCommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaRuddy TurnstoneRuddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresCommon BlackbirdCommon BlackbirdTurdus merulaMerlinMerlinFalco columbariusSnow BuntingSnow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalisBramblingBramblingFringilla montifringillaGreylag GooseGreylag GooseAnser anserEuropean RobinEuropean RobinErithacus rubeculaPurple SandpiperPurple SandpiperCalidris maritimaEurasian SkylarkEurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring GullLarus argentatus

40 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 318 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

All 318 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Fair Isle?

September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 204 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Fair Isle?

318 species, from 66,400 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Fair Isle in November?

The most recorded in November: Redwing, Fieldfare, Bohemian Waxwing, Common Chiffchaff and Ruddy Turnstone.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.