Birds of Aberdeenshire
336 bird species have been recorded in Aberdeenshire on the eBird network — explore the 336 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
336 bird species have been recorded in Aberdeenshire on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 336 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.
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Birds to know first
American Black DuckAnas rubripes
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
American RobinTurdus migratorius
American WigeonMareca americana
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Baird’s SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Barrow’s GoldeneyeBucephala islandica
Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
The full checklist — 336 birds of Aberdeenshire in our library
- American Black Duck
- American Golden Plover
- American Robin
- American Wigeon
- Arctic Tern
- Arctic Warbler
- Atlantic Puffin
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Balearic Shearwater
- Bar-headed Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Barred Warbler
- Barrow’s Goldeneye
- Bearded Reedling
- Belted Kingfisher
- Black Grouse
- Black Guillemot
- Black Kite
- Black Redstart
- Black Scoter
- Black Stork
- Black Swan
- Black Tern
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black-throated Loon
- Black-winged Stilt
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bluethroat
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Booted Warbler
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Bridled Tern
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Brown Shrike
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Bufflehead
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Chilean Flamingo
- Chimney Swift
- Cinnamon Teal
- Coal Tit
- Common Blackbird
- Common Buzzard
- Common Chiffchaff
- Common Crane
- Common Cuckoo
- Common Eider
- Common Firecrest
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Common Greenshank
- Common Gull
- Common Kestrel
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Linnet
- Common Loon
- Common Merganser
- Common Moorhen
- Common Murre
- Common Nightingale
- Common Pheasant
- Common Pochard
- Common Quail
- Common Redshank
- Common Redstart
- Common Reed Bunting
- Common Reed Warbler
- Common Ringed Plover
- Common Rock Thrush
- Common Rosefinch
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Scoter
- Common Shelduck
- Common Snipe
- Common Starling
- Common Swift
- Common Tern
- Common Whitethroat
- Common Wood Pigeon
- Corn Bunting
- Cory’s Shearwater
- Crested Tit
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Dark-eyed Junco
- Desert Wheatear
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Dusky Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Egyptian Goose
- Eskimo Curlew
- Eurasian Bittern
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Chaffinch
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
- Eurasian Scops Owl
- Eurasian Siskin
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Eurasian Teal
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Eurasian Wren
- Eurasian Wryneck
- European Bee-eater
- European Golden Plover
- European Goldfinch
- European Green Woodpecker
- European Greenfinch
- European Herring Gull
- European Honey Buzzard
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Robin
- European Rock Pipit
- European Shag
- European Stonechat
- European Storm Petrel
- European Turtle Dove
- Ferruginous Duck
- Fieldfare
- Forster’s Tern
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Gadwall
- Garden Warbler
- Garganey
- Glaucous Gull
- Glossy Ibis
- Goldcrest
- Golden Eagle
- Golden Pheasant
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Great Cormorant
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Egret
- Great Grey Shrike
- Great Shearwater
- Great Skua
- Great Snipe
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Greater Flamingo
- Greater Sand Plover
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Green Sandpiper
- Greenish Warbler
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Greylag Goose
- Hawfinch
- Hen Harrier
- Hooded Crow
- Horned Grebe
- Horned Lark
- House Sparrow
- Iceland Gull
- Icterine Warbler
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Ivory Gull
- Jack Snipe
- Kentish Plover
- King Eider
- Lapland Longspur
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Auk
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Gull
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Tern
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Long-tailed Tit
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Manx Shearwater
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Marsh Warbler
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Melodious Warbler
- Merlin
- Mistle Thrush
- Mute Swan
- Northern Fulmar
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Lapwing
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Osprey
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
- Pallid Harrier
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Parrot Crossbill
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pied Wheatear
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pink-footed Goose
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Sandpiper
- Razorbill
- Red Crossbill
- Red Grouse
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-footed Falcon
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-throated Loon
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Richard’s Pipit
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Dove
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Rook
- Roseate Tern
- Ross’s Goose
- Ross’s Gull
- Rosy Starling
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandhill Crane
- Sandwich Tern
- Scottish Crossbill
- Sedge Warbler
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Short-eared Owl
- Siberian Stonechat
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Snowy Owl
- Song Thrush
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sooty Tern
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Stock Dove
- Surf Scoter
- Swan Goose
- Taiga Bean Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Temminck’s Stint
- Tree Pipit
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Twite
- Upland Sandpiper
- Velvet Scoter
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Western Capercaillie
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- Whiskered Tern
- White Wagtail
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-tailed Eagle
- White-throated Dipper
- White-winged Scoter
- White-winged Tern
- White’s Thrush
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Warbler
- Wilson’s Phalarope
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Yellowhammer
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Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.
Frequently asked questions
How many bird species are in Aberdeenshire?
336 species have been recorded in Aberdeenshire on eBird; 336 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Aberdeenshire right now?
Use the Birds Near You tool to see species reported near you in the last few days, or browse the full checklist on this page.