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Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)Where and when to see it in the UK

Scarce migrant · reporting peaks January · Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies · BOU category AEF

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
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Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.

Black Grouse: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.

Black Grouse has been recorded in 421 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (14%) in records to 2026. Scarce migrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in January.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List

Records by 10 km square

SquareWhereRecordsYearsVerified
SJ25Flintshire, Wales1442005 to 2026unverified
NY83County Durham, England622000 to 2026unverified
NJ12Moray, Scotland582005 to 2026unverified
NO38Aberdeenshire, Scotland442000 to 2026unverified
NY48Scottish Borders, Scotland312008 to 2026unverified
NY93County Durham, England152005 to 2026unverified
NY82County Durham, England82015 to 2026unverified
NH92Highland, Scotland72023 to 2026unverified
NY92County Durham, England72005 to 2026unverified
NJ32Moray, Scotland62003 to 2026unverified
NO57Angus, Scotland42005 to 2026unverified
NN28Highland, Scotland22005 to 2026unverified
SD99North Yorkshire, England12026unverified
SE10Kirklees, England12026unverified
NN36Highland, Scotland12026unverified
NJ01Highland, Scotland372000 to 2025unverified
NY94County Durham, England162000 to 2025unverified
NH67Highland, Scotland122002 to 2025unverified
NY84Northumberland, England92000 to 2025unverified
NY91County Durham, England92005 to 2025unverified
NY74Westmorland and Furness, England82012 to 2025unverified
NH90Highland, Scotland82000 to 2025unverified
SK70Leicestershire, England52024 to 2025unverified
NY85Northumberland, England52016 to 2025unverified
NO46Angus, Scotland42022 to 2025unverified
NC30Highland, Scotland42002 to 2025unverified
NZ24County Durham, England42022 to 2025unverified
NY81Westmorland and Furness, England32011 to 2025unverified
NJ02Highland, Scotland22016 to 2025unverified
SU42Hampshire, England12025unverified
NO36Angus, Scotland12025unverified
NO37Angus, Scotland12025unverified
NN32Stirling, Scotland12025unverified
SP27Warwickshire, England12025unverified
NN68Highland, Scotland12025unverified
SJ24Wrexham, Wales1382002 to 2024unverified
NJ11Moray, Scotland422004 to 2024unverified
NY55Cumberland, England302000 to 2024unverified
NN31Stirling, Scotland242000 to 2024unverified
NR73Argyll and Bute, Scotland222002 to 2024unverified
NH80Highland, Scotland122002 to 2024unverified
NN79Highland, Scotland92002 to 2024unverified
NZ02County Durham, England42018 to 2024unverified
NN78Highland, Scotland42024unverified
NS88Falkirk, Scotland22024unverified
NZ04County Durham, England22024unverified
NO34Angus, Scotland12024unverified
SJ54Cheshire East, England12024unverified
NH52Highland, Scotland12024unverified
NZ17Northumberland, England12024unverified
SJ14Denbighshire, Wales1052005 to 2023unverified
SH95Conwy, Wales812005 to 2023unverified
NX56Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland592000 to 2023unverified
SJ16Denbighshire, Wales412004 to 2023unverified
NH32Highland, Scotland292002 to 2023unverified
SJ01Powys, Wales232000 to 2023unverified
NX37Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland132000 to 2023unverified
NN93Perth and Kinross, Scotland92000 to 2023unverified
NN71Perth and Kinross, Scotland72005 to 2023unverified
NJ03Highland, Scotland52005 to 2023unverified
NH59Highland, Scotland42002 to 2023unverified
NZ03County Durham, England22012 to 2023unverified
NS62East Ayrshire, Scotland112005 to 2022unverified
SP67West Northamptonshire, England12022unverified
NZ13County Durham, England12022unverified
SJ03Denbighshire, Wales2062002 to 2021unverified
SJ13Wrexham, Wales1102004 to 2021unverified
NO28Aberdeenshire, Scotland172002 to 2021unverified
NH93Highland, Scotland72009 to 2021unverified
NH26Highland, Scotland42011 to 2021unverified
NT92Northumberland, England12021unverified
NY87Northumberland, England12021unverified
SD90Oldham, England12021unverified
NX47Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland1282000 to 2020unverified
NX66Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland1282000 to 2020unverified
NX57Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland692000 to 2020unverified
NT11Scottish Borders, Scotland652001 to 2020unverified
NX59Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland582003 to 2020unverified
NX48Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland522002 to 2020unverified
NX68Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland232000 to 2020unverified
SH84Conwy, Wales162005 to 2020unverified
NX77Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland92001 to 2020unverified
NX67Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland92003 to 2020unverified
NN26Highland, Scotland12020unverified
NY33Westmorland and Furness, England12020unverified
SH93Gwynedd, Wales1212002 to 2019unverified
NX69Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland852000 to 2019unverified
NS70Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland802000 to 2019unverified
NT10Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland702001 to 2019unverified
SJ04Denbighshire, Wales632005 to 2019unverified
NX99Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland592001 to 2019unverified
NR89Argyll and Bute, Scotland492002 to 2019unverified
NT01Scottish Borders, Scotland472010 to 2019unverified
NO39Aberdeenshire, Scotland462000 to 2019unverified
NX58Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland382000 to 2019unverified
NH41Highland, Scotland42016 to 2019unverified
NN30Stirling, Scotland32004 to 2019unverified
NH55Highland, Scotland22019unverified
SH71Gwynedd, Wales12019unverified
NN67Perth and Kinross, Scotland12019unverified

Showing the 100 most recent of 421 squares.

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