Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)Where and when to see it in the UK
Scarce migrant · reporting peaks January · Ducks, Swans, and Geese · BOU category AE
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
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.
Barrow's Goldeneye has been recorded in 9 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (0%) 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 ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J46 | Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland | 1 | 2011 | unverified |
| J54 | Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland | 3 | 2005 to 2008 | unverified |
| NN50 | Stirling, Scotland | 30 | 2006 to 2007 | unverified |
| NN60 | Stirling, Scotland | 25 | 2006 to 2007 | unverified |
| J44 | Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland | 5 | 2004 to 2006 | unverified |
| NK02 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 24 | 2005 | unverified |
| NK05 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 18 | 2005 | unverified |
| NK03 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 17 | 2005 | unverified |
| NJ92 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 4 | 2005 | unverified |