Rare Birds in Croatia
Our list for Croatia has 23 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 16 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Croatia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantRare21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeSummer visitorRare36–42 cmRegularly May–Oct
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Apr–May
EiderSomateria mollissimaScarceRare50–71 cm
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaPassage migrantRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly Apr
Northern GannetMorus bassanusPassage migrantRare87–100 cmRegularly Feb
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouiniiPassage migrantRare48–52 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr–May
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Barn OwlTyto albaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusScarceRare23–24 cm
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantRare46–59 cmRegularly Jan
DotterelEudromias morinellusScarceRare20–22 cm
Boreal OwlAegolius funereusScarceRare21–28 cmRegularly Jun
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusScarceRare42–51 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Jack Snipe 17–19 cm
- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Ring Ouzel 23–24 cm
- Boreal Owl 21–28 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Eleonora's Falcon 36–42 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Booted Eagle 42–51 cm
- Audouin's Gull 48–52 cm
- Rough-legged Hawk 46–59 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Northern Gannet 87–100 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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