Bird Status

This is a list of the birds commonly seen on Montrose Basin indicating each species' status (Summer, Winter, Passage or Resident).

English Name Type of Visitor English Name Type of Visitor
Red-throated diver Winter Turnstone Winter
Little grebe Winter Black headed gull Resident
Great crested grebe Resident Common gull Resident
Cormorant Resident Lesser black-backed gull Resident
Grey heron Resident Herring gull Resident
Mute swan Resident Greater black-backed gull Resident
Whooper swan Winter Sandwich tern Summer
Pink footed goose Winter Common tern Summer
Greylag goose Resident Arctic tern Summer
Barnacle goose Winter Little tern Summer
Brent goose Winter Guillimot Summer
Shelduck Resident Stock dove Resident
Wigeon Winter Woodpigeon Resident
Teal Resident Collared dove Resident
Mallard Resident Swift Summer
Pintail Resident Kingfisher Resident
Shoveler Resident Skylark Resident
Pochard Resident Sand martin Summer
Tufted duck Resident Swallow Summer
Scaup Winter House martin Summer
Eider Resident Meadow pipit Resident
Goldeneye Winter Grey wagtail Resident
Red breasted merganser Resident Pied wagtail Resident
Goosander Resident Wren Resident
Marsh harrier Passage Dunnock Resident
Hen harrier Resident Robin Resident
Sparrowhawk Resident Whinchat Summer
Buzzard Resident Stonechat Resident
Osprey Summer Wheatear Passage
Kestrel Resident Blackbird Resident
Grey partridge Resident Fieldfare Winter
Pheasant Resident Song thrush Resident
Water rail Resident Redwing Winter
Moorhen Resident Mistle thrush Resident
Coot Resident Sedge warbler Summer
Oystercatcher Resident Whitethroat Summer
Ringed Plover Resident Willow warbler Summer
Golden Plover Winter Goldcrest Resident
Grey Plover Winter Coal tit Resident
Lapwing Resident Blue tit Resident
Knot Winter Great tit Resident
Dunlin Resident Jackdaw Resident
Ruff Passage Rook Resident
Jack Snipe Winter Carrion crow Resident
Snipe Resident Starling Resident
Woodcock Resident House sparrow Resident
Black-tailed godwit Passage Tree sparrow Resident
Bar-tailed godwit Winter Chaffinch Resident
Whimbrel Passage Brambling Winter
Curlew Resident Greenfinch Resident
Redshank Resident Goldfinch Resident
Greenshank Summer Yellowhammer Resident
Common sandpiper Summer Reed bunting Resident