Uncommon Birds in Austria
Our list for Austria has 101 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 15 residents, 48 summer visitors, 19 winter visitors and 19 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Austria in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 101, most common first
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusSummer visitorUncommon43–47 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusSummer visitorUncommon52–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorResidentUncommon14–16 cmRecorded all year
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusSummer visitorUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Griffon VultureGyps fulvusSummer visitorUncommon93–122 cmRegularly May–Sep
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
WryneckJynx torquillaSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantUncommon27–30 cmRegularly May–Nov
European Herring GullLarus argentatusWinter visitorUncommon55–67 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made