Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Where and when to see it in the UK
Status not yet classified · reporting peaks October · Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos · BOU category A

Peak months
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Red-eyed Vireo has been recorded in 32 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (1%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in Scotland, England and Wales. Reporting peaks in October.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List- Very high
- 17% or more of visits
- High
- 3% to 17%
- Moderate
- <1% to 3%
- Low
- under <1%
- Surveyed, not recorded
- at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
- Insufficient records
- too few visits to say
- Lighter fill
- Few visits, lower confidence
- Small dot
- Occasional: a single record, or out of season
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Seasonality
| Month | Relative to peak | Share of visits | Typical class |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| February | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| March | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| April | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| May | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| June | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| July | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| August | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| September | 10% | <1% | Very high |
| October | 100% | <1% | Very high |
| November | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
| December | 0% | <1% | Insufficient records |
Squares with the highest reporting rate in October
| Square | Where | Share of visits | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| HZ27 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 100% | Very high |
| NF72 | Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland | 100% | Very high |
| SC16 | Isle of Man | 100% | Very high |
| SS14 | Devon, England | 100% | Very high |
| SV90 | Isles of Scilly, England | 100% | Very high |
| NM04 | Argyll and Bute, Scotland | 32% | Very high |
| SZ07 | Dorset, England | 17% | Very high |
| NL94 | Argyll and Bute, Scotland | 11% | High |
| HU37 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 5% | High |
| HU36 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | 5% | High |