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
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorUncommon28–34 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentUncommon41–49 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantUncommon18–20 cmRegularly May–Sep
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Citril FinchCarduelis citrinellaSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusWinter visitorUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
WoodlarkLullula arboreaPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisResidentUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisSummer visitorUncommon69–81 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantUncommon19–23 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Horned GrebePodiceps auritusWinter visitorUncommon31–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly May
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaSummer visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Rock PtarmiganLagopus mutaSummer visitorUncommon34–36 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaPassage migrantUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
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